A nurse manager is assisting with the magnet application process when a staff nurse asks, "What is a gap analysis?" The most appropriate response by the nurse manager would be which of the following?
a. The space between where the organization is and where it wants to be
b. A research study of community needs that are not being met by the organization
c. An audit of the organization's financial ability to undertake the magnet process
d. A study of the community's need for a magnet-recognized organization
A
The gap analysis examines the space between where the organization is and where it wants to be, an
assessment of the differences between the expected magnet requirements and the organization's
current performance on these requirements.
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