An RN Is Consistently Late to Work,causing Reassignment of Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

An RN is consistently late to work,causing reassignment of patient care and the need for repeated shift reports.The nurse,who receives a warning for repeated tardiness,states,"My husband left me,I have no car,no family close by,and the bus is always late,which makes me late.The nurse manager doesn't care how hard I try to get here,and I am raising a child by myself." The nurse is using which type of logical fallacy?

• A) Appeal to emotion
• B) Appeal to tradition
• C) Hasty generalization
• D) Confusing cause and effect

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

P Wave

A feature of the ECG that represents the electrical activity associated with the depolarization of the atria of the heart.

Atrial Depolarization

The electrical activation of atrial myocardium (heart muscle) that leads to the contraction of the atria, marked as the P wave on an electrocardiogram (ECG).

Electrocardiogram

A diagnostic test that measures the electrical activity of the heart to identify various heart conditions.