One is correct in his or her understanding of chaos theory if he or she believes:
A. Life should be predictable and part of a large planned schemata.
B. Change will occur no matter what we do to maintain the existing order.
C. Nurses are able to successfully prevent chaos in their workplaces.
D. People intuitively perform worse if an unexpected situation arises.
ANS: B
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A Incorrect because life is not predictable.
B Correct because change will occur no matter what we do.
C Incorrect because it is impossible to pre-vent chaos to some degree.
D Incorrect because people perform better with unexpected crises.
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