A Nurse Who Has Accepted a Position as an Assistant

question 30

Multiple Choice

A nurse who has accepted a position as an assistant ICU manager is discussing unionization with the human resources (HR) director. The HR director says the nurse cannot join the union. What rationale should the HR director offer for this statement?

• A) The nurse has never been in a union in the past.
• B) The nurse must first complete orientation before being eligible to join the union.
• C) The nurse must have worked in a hospital environment for at least 5 years.
• D) Registered nurses hired as management are not eligible for collective bargaining.

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Definitions:

Termination

The process of ending employment or concluding an engagement or agreement.

Discriminatory Firings

The act of terminating employees' contracts based on biased, unfair reasons, such as age, gender, race, or religion.

Deadweight Loss

A reduction in economic effectiveness that happens when it's impossible to reach or the equilibrium result is not attained.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of that good consumers are willing to buy.