When using the DMAIC acronym of the Six Sigma quality process improvement model, the nurse understands that the D (define) refers to
a. the cost of getting a new MRI machine.
b. the patients and their families.
c. the number of dollars in donations.
d. the number of dollars spent on charity.
ANS: B
Define means to define the customer for whom improvement is directed. The other options are not the meaning of define in DMAIC.
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