Management on a Nursing Unit Has Decided to Upgrade to New

question 4

Multiple Choice

Management on a nursing unit has decided to upgrade to new beds in an effort to decrease occurrences of skin breakdown on the unit.The manager begins the staff in-service on the new beds by reviewing the recent incidence of skin breakdown and comparing it with statistics from similar units.Which stage of the change process is the manager addressing?

• A)Change
• B)Refreezing
• C)Unfreezing
• D)None of the above

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