A nurse educator who works in a postpartum obstetrical unit ...

[anshika]

A nurse educator who works in a postpartum obstetrical unit wishes to introduce an evidence-based algorithm for the nursing management of breastfeeding challenges. How can the educator best create a desire among nurses for a change in practice?
 
  A) Create incentives for nurses for complying with a change in practice
  B) Evenly distribute the workload required for implementing the change among the nursing staff
  C) Demonstrate how a similar change has improved outcomes in other hospitals
  D) Link the change to the mandates released by regulatory agencies

Question 2

The nursing leadership at a county hospital are alarmed by an apparent increase in the incidence of nosocomial methacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection among inpatients.
 
  The leaders are eager to determine if this is a real or perceived phenomenon and should proceed by
  A) beginning a campaign of data collection related to MRSA.
  B) conducting a literature review related to MRSA infection and colonization.
  C) examining existing hospital data to see if their suspicions are valid.
  D) beginning a program of observation to assess the infection-control practices of care providers.

[shayla]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C