The Nurse Manager Decides to Change Staffing Schedules in the Intensive

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse manager decides to change staffing schedules in the intensive care unit.She chooses to use Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Theory to implement the change.What are the elements of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Theory?

• A) Assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• B) Preparation, validation, synthesis, and evaluation
• C) Knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and evaluation
• D) Scanning, diagnosis, decision making, application, and reevaluation

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Definitions:

Organ of Corti

A structure located in the cochlea of the inner ear, responsible for converting sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

Otorhinolaryngology

A surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and related structures of the head and neck.

Fenestration

A surgical procedure that creates a new opening, especially used in reference to procedures involving the ear to improve hearing.

Incus

A small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear that, along with the malleus and stapes, helps transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear.