A Nurse Manager Introduces Prompted Voiding into Nursing Practice on a Unit,which

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager introduces prompted voiding into nursing practice on a unit,which is supported by clinical guidelines based on evidence-based practice.The nurses on the unit resist implementation,indicating that the bathroom facilities are too far away for efficient implementation of the guidelines,and that resources are too few to accomplish the initial voiding observations.For the nurse manager in this situation,it is important to have further discussion with the staff regarding:

• A) compatibility of this intervention with the values of staff on the unit.
• B) advantages of prompted voiding over incontinence products and catheterizations.
• C) usefulness of prompted voiding with the particular population of patients on the unit.
• D) feasibility of the program with respect to unit design.

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