People's ability to cope with change can be affected by four specific factors as defined by Silber (1993) which are important for nurses and healthcare professionals. Which of the following is not one of these factors?
a. reluctance toward change
b. anticipated consequences of change
c. evaluation of the immediate situation
d. individual's stake or position in the change
A
Silber (1993) identified four factors that can affect an individual's ability to cope with change events. These four factors are: 1) flexibility for change (not reluctance toward change), 2) evaluation of the immediate situation, 3) anticipated consequences of change, and 4) the individual's state—or what they may stand to win or lose—in regard to the change.
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