A nurse had all the details carefully arranged for a project: location, speaker, seating arrangement, refreshments, handouts, visual aids, and students to distribute and collect evaluation sheets
Which of the following aspects of the project may be a problem?
a.
The administrator's greetings went over time.
b.
The environment was so comfortable that no one listened to the presentation.
c.
Something totally unexpected and unplanned for happened.
d.
A student lost the evaluation sheets.
ANS: C
Although implementation should follow the plan, the nurse must also prepare for unexpected problems. If the project fails, it is crucial to analyze what went wrong so it can be avoided in the future. Planning for the unexpected and unplanned events is the best response as it encompasses a variety of things that may go wrong. Any one or a combination of the other answers may be an unplanned event.
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