A hospital planned to begin using a new computerized medication ...

[RODY.ELKHALIL]

A hospital planned to begin using a new computerized medication administration record. The hospital used an external consultant to act as a change agent and educate the staff. An advantage to using external consultants is that they:
 
  a. Will devote more time to the problem
  b. Are less costly
  c. Have limited backgrounds
  d. Bring new ideas and different perspectives to the situation

Question 2

After a brainstorming session on how to implement a new staffing policy, the nurse manager decided to have the staff rank the suggestions in order of most preferred solution after considering whether each suggestion is practical, cost effective, efficient
 
  and effective. Next, the staff prioritized the list, eliminated items, and added others. This is a form of:
  a.
  Visual identification of relationships
  b.
  Checklist method
  c.
  Modeling
  d.
  Self-interrogation checklist

[Perkypinki]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
External consultants have more diverse backgrounds, bring new ideas and a different perspective to the situation, and are independent of the power structure; consequently, they have more power.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The checklist method is used to assemble items on a checklist, sort them, prioritize them, eliminate items, and add others.

[RODY.ELKHALIL]

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[mcarey591]

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