A Nurse Would Be Considered an Innovator If He or She

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse would be considered an innovator if he or she:

• A) reads a lot of professional journals and asks the opinions of physicians and senior nursing staff.
• B) is always the first to volunteer to chair a committee or lead a project.
• C) is willing to try new ideas in practice, based on evidence, to improve patient care.
• D) makes decisions slowly and desires a long testing period for new ideas or processes.

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