Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the General Systems Theory?
a. "It is a 5-step process of an individual's decision to adopt an innovation.".
b. "It is known as a change theory.".
c. "It includes knowledge, persuasion, deci-sion, implementation, and confirmation.".
d. "It organizes interdependent parts work-ing together to produce a product that none used alone could produce.".
D
The nurse understands the General Systems Theory when he or she states that it organizes inter-dependent parts working together to produce a product that none used alone could produce. Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory is a 5-step process of an individual's decision to adopt an innovation. It includes the steps of knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation. Kurt Lewin's theory is known as the Change Theory.
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