Which statement reveals the most dangerous result of using measured standards as part of the CQI process?
A) A nurse complains, "Collecting this data takes so much time."
B) A radiology technician says, "CQI is lots of work."
C) A nurse manager says, "I'm not going to change this process, because I'd have to change the CQI monitors."
D) The laboratory technician says, "Writing these CQI reports is boring."

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1. Collecting data can take time, especially as staff members are acclimating to new processes. This is not the most dangerous result given.
2. The work of CQI should be balanced out by the improvements to care and reduction in waste.
3. When innovation is sacrificed because of the work involved in CQI or because variance is discouraged, stagnation occurs. This is the biggest danger of using standardization.
4. Boredom is not the biggest danger of using measured standards.

Which Statement Reveals the Most Dangerous Result of Using Measured