Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 15

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
The Practice (Scenario)
Kelly Rae works at an ophthalmology office where she has been employed as a technician for approximately one year. Due to a recent retirement, Kelly has been promoted to the position of clinic coordinator, where she is responsible for supervising and training other technicians, overseeing the doctors' schedules, and coordinating activities between the scheduling desk, the technicians, the insurance office, and the optical shop. Upon her promotion she was given a mandate by the doctors to "clean house" in an effort to make fundamental changes to enhance productivity.
-A technician named Nelly was very concerned that some of the changes proposed by Kelly would lead to increased filing errors that would ultimately affect patient care. Nelly's resistance to change came from her __________.

• A) belief that uncertainty would increase
• B) fear that she would be forced out of her habit
• C) concern over personal loss
• D) belief that Kelly's changes would harm the organization
• E) concern about increased ambiguity

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