What Workplace Factor Has Been Found to Contribute to the Nursing

question 20

Multiple Choice

What workplace factor has been found to contribute to the nursing shortage?

• A) Movement of nurses into acute care settings
• B) The use of unlicensed assistive personnel to replace RNs
• C) A severe lack of males who have chosen nursing as a career
• D) An aging nursing workforce

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Definitions:

Negative Expectations

Anticipatory beliefs or thoughts that lead to experiencing negative outcomes because one unconsciously conforms their behavior to those beliefs.

Surgical Procedure

A medical operation involving the cutting of body tissues or organs to repair or remove a part of the body or to diagnose a condition.

Sensory Adaptation

A reduction in sensitivity to a stimulus after constant exposure to it, allowing organisms to focus on changes in their environment.

Weber's Law

A principle stating that the smallest noticeable difference in stimulus intensity is proportional to the intensity of the original stimulus.