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The leadership of a pediatric unit are in the process of implementing a new practice guideline for the prevention of medication errors.
 
  Which of the following factors is most likely to have the largest influence on the success or failure of implementing the guideline into practice on the unit?
  A) The strength of the evidence on which the guideline is based
  B) The environment and culture of the unit
  C) Nursing workload and the acuity of patients on the unit
  D) The size of the gap between actual practice an optimal practice

Question 2

A longitudinal study is tracking the effects of a program aimed at improving the health-related decision-making skills of teenagers over the course of their high school years.
 
  The researchers have had to account for maturation effects in the methodology of the study. Maturation would have which of the following effects on the study participants?
  A) A decrease in the effectiveness of the intervention with passing time
  B) An accumulation of the effects of the intervention over time that exaggerates its effectiveness
  C) Developmental changes in the participants that are not related to the intervention
  D) An increase in the sophistication and effectiveness of the intervention with repeated applications



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C





 

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