Leaders of large hospital implemented new policy

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Leaders of a large hospital implemented a new policy that nurses had to administer all medications within 30 minutes of the order. As a result, the nurses made sure to always check the medications out of the dispensing machine within 30 minutes, so that it appeared to supervisors that they had complied. However, they didn't always have time to deliver them right away. Sometimes, the nurses would have to carry the medications around in their pockets for quite a while until they had time to deliver them. Has the hospital increased the quality and safety of care? Why do you think the situation unfolded as it did?

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