The nurse manager of a 30-bed medical surgical unit has noticed that the fall rate of postoperative patients has increased in the past 2 months. The nurse manager wants to address this situation using evidence-based practice
Which type of trigger did the nurse manager use? a. Literature-focused trigger
b. Problem-focused trigger
c. Knowledge-focused trigger
d. Expectations-focused trigger
B
A problem-focused trigger is one you face while caring for patients or a trend you see on a nursing unit. A knowledge-focused trigger is a question that arises as a result of new information available on a topic, such as current information in literature. Titler et al. (2001) suggest using problem- and knowledge-focused triggers to think critically about clinical and operational nursing-unit issues. It does not include literature or an expectations trigger.
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