The starfish analogy is exemplified in which of the following?
a. A unit manager resigns after continued tension between the administration and her regarding implementation of primary nursing. The primary nursing project dies.
b. Nurses try to establish a clinic that pro-vides ambulatory care to parents and young children in an impoverished neighborhood. Community members ad-vocate for funding from political leaders and insurers.
c. Alana, a new graduate, promotes conti-nence care based on evidence. When she presents her ideas, senior staff refuses to consider it.
d. The head of a community health service moves on to another position. Programs are disbanded.
B
The starfish analogy points to the connectivity that we have with one another and how we influ-ence and are influenced by others all the time. This affords many opportunities for leadership that are dependent not on formal titles but on opportunities to shape the work at hand.
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