Ms.Ron is the Patient Care Manager of the mobile intensive care unit (MICU).She wants to make a change in the culture of the unit so that more experienced nurses take on the less experienced nurses as mentees and not just preceptees.An effective first step for Ms.Ron to carry out with the staff before making this change is to:
A)Conduct a Readiness to Change Assessment to identify how the staff feels on this issue.
B)Announce that being a mentor is now part of the job description of any MICU nurse that has more than 5 years' experience.
C)Meet with all of the experienced nurses and tell them the unit cannot survive without each one of them being responsible for a less experienced nurse.
D)Discuss with the Staffing Supervisor if there are any extra MICU nurses that can be scheduled so only experienced nurses who volunteer will have to be mentors.

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Before making a change in the culture of the unit, it is essential to assess the readiness of the staff on this issue. Option A, Conducting a readiness to change assessment will help Ms. Ron identify how the staff feels about the proposed change and will enable her to implement strategies to address any concerns or resistance that may arise. This approach will ensure that the staff is more likely to support the change and that the change will be successful. Options B and C are dictatorial and do not consider the staff's feelings or level of readiness for the change. Option D assumes that only experienced nurses will be mentors and may not address the issue of less experienced nurses being preceptees.

MsRon Is the Patient Care Manager of the Mobile Intensive