Nurses Working on the Intermediate Care Unit Have Had Many

question 20

Multiple Choice

Nurses working on the intermediate care unit have had many hours of overtime in the last 6 months. Before forming a team, the nurse manager gathers data about patient condition severity, staffing ratios, educational levels of staff, and personality mixes on each shift. What level of decision making is this process?

• A) Establishment of solution evaluation criteria
• B) Evaluation of the alternative solutions
• C) Identification of a problem, issue, or situation
• D) Search for alternative solutions or actions

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