What is the first action the nurse manager should take when changing a procedure for the distribution of cardiac telemetry units when there are more clients than units available?
a. Review the current standards of care.
b. Rewrite applicable policies and proce-dures.
c. Designate the most critical clients as the ones to receive the units first.
d. Poll the physicians who commonly use telemetry for their opinions.
A
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