Accepting being "good enough" is not achieving excellence. Effective nurse leaders must be challenged to fully grow, make changes to avoid the status quo, and:

A. Develop a mechanism to discipline staff not involved in seeking excellence
B. Create a culture of critical reflection
C. Attempt to avoid change
D. Allow for stabilization of growth for a minimum of 12 months


ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because disciplining staff will not generate good rapport or morale for improvement.
B Correct because creating an atmosphere of critical reflection will assist the individual and group to constantly grow and im-prove.
C Incorrect because avoiding change will stagnate the individual and group.
D Incorrect because no one can say stabili-zation for 1 year will create excellence.

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