A nurse has an adequate understanding of barriers to quality improvement when stating which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Cost is a barrier in quality improvement.".
b. "There are no barriers to quality im-provement.".
c. "Nurses' loyalty to old practices is a bar-rier.".
d. "Failure to recognize that change is needed is a barrier.".
e. "Being unwilling to change is a barrier.".
A, C, D, E
There are several barriers to quality improvement. These barriers include cost, loyalty to old practices, failure to recognize that change is needed, and being unwilling to change.
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