As Director of Nursing Education, you are often asked to respond to change. For example, a new policy is not working well and you are told to do something to fix this. What is the best response you could give to this request?

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1. This response assumes that the problem can be solved with staff education and does not include an expanded understanding of the problem.
2. This is the best response-not all change and problems should be or can be solved by staff education.
3. The Director of Nursing Education does not have supervisory responsibility and this approach leans in that direction. It also assumes blame and does not fully appreciate the problem and how best to resolve it. The response is not focused on education, which is the responsibility of the Director of Nursing Education.
4. In this approach the Director of Nursing Education is transferring work to someone else. The committee does need to be involved in determining the best strategies to use once the problem is understood, but this approach is not clear in the response.

As Director of Nursing Education, You Are Often Asked to Respond