A Nursing Unit Has Discovered a Series of Medication Errors

Multiple Choice

A nursing unit has discovered a series of medication errors with regards to a particular computerized physician order set and the calculation within the order. The unit manager has a theory on changes that should be made within the order to decrease the confusion for nursing staff. However, the nurse manager realizes that changes would need to be made with pharmacy input as well as other nursing units within the facility and the multi-hospital system. Which of the following management theories is exemplified when the nurse manager considers the impact of change on the organization as a whole?

A) Contingency theory
B) Systems theory
C) Complexity theory
D) Chaos theory