A hospital planned to begin using a new computerized medication administration record. The hospital used an external consultant to act as a change agent and educate the staff. An advantage to using external consultants is that they:
a. Will devote more time to the problem
b. Are less costly
c. Have limited backgrounds
d. Bring new ideas and different perspectives to the situation
ANS: D
External consultants have more diverse backgrounds, bring new ideas and a different perspective to the situation, and are independent of the power structure; consequently, they have more power.
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