As a team, you and the staff have determined that there is a need to r

QUESTION

As a team, you and the staff have determined that there is a need to reduce medication errors on your unit. Together, you developed the questions that you would like addressed and searched the literature for relevant research studies.

Based on the evidence, you suggested a change to your practices and now are involved in implementation of these changes. Today, there was a major study released that would significantly change what you have decided to do. What are you and your staff experiencing?

a. Compression complexity
b. Distress
c. Information lag
d. Technology advancement

ANSWER:

ANS: A
This situation exemplifies complexity compression, a term that means many changes are happening almost simultaneously and before one practice can be firmly implanted in our minds, we are already addressing some other new change. This compression can be distracting or useful.