In a facility with an outbreak of Clostridium difficile,the nurse manager determines that staff members are continuing to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when caring for patients with Clostridium difficile infection despite the policy which requires hand hygiene using soap and water.Which step of the scientific method was performed by the nurse manager?

A) Identification of the problem
B) Formation of the hypothesis
C) Investigation of the hypothesis
D) Evaluation of the intervention

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The problem is identified when the nurse manager determines that staff members are not following agency policy about hand hygiene.The nurse manager could hypothesize that a reminder program will increase employee compliance with the hand-hygiene policy.The nurse manager could implement a patient/visitor survey to determine if employees are compliant with the hand-hygiene policy.Evaluation is done after the reminder program is implemented to determine the rate of employee compliance.

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