To ensure client safety, novice nurses must recognize and properly evaluate the client's changing situation and react accordingly. Research has identified which factor as being common with "failure to rescue" situations?
A) Clinical deterioration began up to 24 hours before emergency intervention was required
B) The nurse's education is lacking in this information
C) The clients were seriously ill, and so this was not completely unexpected
D) The nurse misinterpreted the data that were being gathered
A
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A. convenience. B. cluster. C. random. D. stratified.
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