All of the following statements are common in a culture of blame EXCEPT
A. "The new nurse never restocks the med cart."
B. "If he had paid attention during the staff meeting, he would know how to use the glucometer."
C. "I need a few more minutes to finish documenting."
D. "The reason the patient didn't get her pain medicine right away is because the nurse took too long with his admission."
ANS: C
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