The Manager Has Determined That a Nurse Is Marginal but Elects

question 29

Multiple Choice

The manager has determined that a nurse is marginal but elects to ignore the situation for now, hoping the nurse's work will improve. What risks has the manager taken by choosing this strategy? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) The nurse may harm a client.
• B) Other nurses on the unit may become disgruntled by having to cover for this nurse.
• C) The nurse may never become a good employee.
• D) The manager's employment may be terminated.
• E) The morale of the unit may decline.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good or service to a change in its price.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level.

Inelastic

A description of a situation where the demand or supply for a good or service is relatively unresponsive to changes in price.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price, indicating the sensitivity of demand or supply to price changes.