When the nurse intentionally creates and implements changes to assist the client, the nurse is acting in which role?
a. leader c. change agent
b. instigator d. stress manager
C
Change agents constantly look for ways to improve a situation and use their critical thinking skills to develop innovative solutions; they are proactive rather than reactive. Change agents can transform an entire system as well as individual situations.
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