The Staff Members in a Local Emergency Department Are Experiencing

question 16

Multiple Choice

The staff members in a local Emergency Department are experiencing stress and burnout as the result of excessive overtime.The staff decides to unionize to negotiate for better working conditions.The increase in unionization within health care may be attributed to the:

• A)Movement from being "blue-collar workers" to being "knowledge workers."
• B)Excess profits in health care.
• C)Level of risk that exists for health care.
• D)Number of people who are involved in health care.

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Definitions:

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