A Practicing Nurse Often Volunteers for Overtime When the Unit

question 24

Multiple Choice

A practicing nurse often volunteers for overtime when the unit is short staffed but now has a child who has a recurring illness and worries about the ability to continue this practice.The nursing manager could help this nurse by educating him or her about role:

• A) ambiguity.
• B) conflict.
• C) integration.
• D) stress.

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Definitions:

Experimental Control

Techniques used in research to minimize the influence of external variables, ensuring that the observed effects are due to the manipulation of the independent variable.

Causal Relationships

The connection between two variables where one variable is found to directly influence or cause an effect on another.

Randomly Assign

The procedure of dispersing subjects into different groups in a study through a process that relies on random chance to ensure each participant has an equal opportunity to be assigned to any given group.

Experimental Field Studies

Research conducted in natural settings where variables are manipulated to observe their effects on real-life behavior.