The nursing staff does not like the new system for medication administration. You have been chosen to represent your unit on a committee to evaluate the system
Which statement would be the most effective method to communicate your unit?s disapproval? 1. ?Over 75% of the nurses on unit 3M want to return to the previous process for passing meds.?
2. ?The physicians have complained and the nurses on 3M have voted to return to the old medication
passing routine.?
3. ?The nurses on 3M do not like the new system. Do other units agree??
4. ?There has been a 40% increase in medication errors on 3M since the new system began. We believe there
is a problem.?
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Explanation: 1. When taking action within an organization, it is more powerful to be prepared with data. The
statements regarding 75% of the nurses wanting to return to the previous process, physicians
complaining, and the nurses not liking the system state the nurses? dislikes. The correct
statement focuses on why there is a need for action to address a problem.
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