The nurse manager decides to change staffing schedules in the intensive care unit. She chooses to use Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory to implement the change. What are the elements of Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory?
a. Assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
b. Preparation, validation, synthesis, and evaluation
c. Knowledge, persuasion, decision, imple-mentation, and evaluation
d. Scanning, diagnosis, decision making, ap-plication, and reevaluation
C
Nurse managers disseminate research findings to patient care team members. Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory provides a useful model for integration of evidence into practice.
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a. 80 beats/min b. 90 beats/min c. 100 beats/min d. 110 beats/min