The nurse practitioners of a nurse-run clinic would conduct a review of the literature prior to adding a new program. Which of the following would not be a major reason for conducting the review?
a. Identifying the structure and organization of similar programs
b. Identifying potential problems and pitfalls
c. Identifying the nurse practitioners' level of productivity
d. Identifying the existence of similar programs
C
A review of the literature should be completed prior to strategic planning or beginning any new project
or program. This allows the project team to identify similar programs, their structure and organization,
their potential problems and pitfalls, and their successes.
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