The nursing staff quality improvement committee recommends a new practice change be implemented based on outcome analysis. Which response by their manager would be most effective in fostering the empowerment of the nurses?

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2. Providing positive feedback and offering to share the results with other units would validate the team's efforts and foster empowerment. Taking the project to the hospital committees may be necessary but would not likely foster empowerment. Revising the project would undermine the staff's efforts and analysis. If it needed to be revised, the manager might make some helpful suggestions rather than assume responsibility for it. Stating that the physicians might not agree with the project might be true, but the nurse manager should advocate for her staff if she believes in their project.

The Nursing Staff Quality Improvement Committee Recommends a New Practice