Which of the following is one reason why nurses often resist change?
1.
A lack of assertiveness
2.
The history of nursing
3.
Many nurses are passive-aggressive.
4.
Change often does not work.
ANS: 2
Nurses often resist change because of the history of nursing. They have either not been taught how to deal with change or have not had role models for the process of change.
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