The nurse recognizes that feedback loops
a. do not allow for correction of original information.
b. are solely based on the General Systems Theory.
c. do not allow for validation of information.
d. allow the human system to correct its original information.
ANS: D
Feedback (from the receiver or the environment) allows the system to correct or maintain its original information. Feedback loops (from the receiver, or the environment) validate the information, or allow the human system to correct its original information. General Systems Theory, initially described by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1968), focuses on process and interconnected relationships comprising the "whole."
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