A group of staff nurses working on the hospice unit have notoriously been opposed to technology use. They assert technology is not essential for the care of people who are actively dying and have decided not to participate in the training process. What can be done by committee members to decrease resistance in this setting?
A)Data can be collected and stored electronically to develop evidence-based practice models which would be useful in alleviating the suffering of the dying.
B)Have the head nurse document the resistance in each person's file.
C)Have the director of human resources attend the next staff meeting to review position descriptions.
D)Terminate staff that refuse to participate in training.

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Collecting and storing data electronically to develop evidence-based practice models can help demonstrate the benefits of technology use in hospice care, which may help decrease resistance among staff nurses. The other choices, such as documenting resistance or terminating staff, are not effective ways to address the issue of resistance and may even worsen the situation. Reviewing position descriptions is also unlikely to directly address the resistance to technology use.

A Group of Staff Nurses Working on the Hospice Unit