When asked what qualities were most important for a successful change to be accomplished, nurse leaders identified which of the following?
A. Effective communication, recognition of staff welfare, and staff empowerment
B. Tangible awards for participating staff, having some key people to argue against the change, and clearly setting target dates for implementation of the change process
C. Staff unawareness, identifying the pre-dicted outcomes that would be generated from the change, and providing off-work time to discuss the change with the par-ticipating staff
D. Clearly specified actions that would be taken regarding staff who would not par-ticipate, favoritism toward all participating staff, and an evaluation plan for the change
ANS: A
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A Correct because having a leader with these qualities will assist in generating a successful change.
B Incorrect because having key people argue against the change will mitigate it from happening.
C Incorrect because staff unawareness of the change will not be a positive factor for successful adaptation.
D Incorrect because it is not going to facili-tate a change to have a discipline policy show favoritism to those participating.
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