The nurses on a medical unit recently acknowledged that their efforts to introduce an evidence-based pain management regimen have failed. Which of the following factors is most likely to have contributed to the failure of the EBP initiative?
A) Differences between the educational levels of staff nurses and those promoting the change
B) Contradictions in the body of literature around the assessment and management of pain
C) Failure to integrate principles of the psychology of change
D) The sufficiency of the existing protocols and policies of pain management on the unit
C
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