A nurse is interested in improving client care on the unit through performance improvement. What is the first step in this process?
A) Discover the problem.
B) Plan a strategy.
C) Implement a change.
D) Assess the change.
Ans: A
Each nurse must decide how to respond when he or she perceives that client care is being compromised. The four steps listed are all components of the process of performance improvement, with discovering the problem being the first step.
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