The health care facility is implementing a new evidence-based nursing protocol. What is necessary to ensure successful implementation?
a. Tools to evaluate the protocol are valid and reliable.
b. Support from the nurses implementing the protocol is present.
c. Recommendations for the protocol are obtained from senior administrators.
d. The evidence-based protocol is cost-effective for the facility.
B
Complete buy-in from the people who will be involved in implementing the new protocol is es-sential for the success of implementation.
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