Collective Bargaining

question 73

Multiple Choice

Collective bargaining:

• A) cannot be used to describe today's union-management relations, but does apply to general vertical conflict.
• B) is one type of negotiation used to resolve disagreements between workers and management, through a union, establishing fixed responsibilities for the next two to three years.
• C) is considered to be an integration device that results in contracts establishing flexible responsibilities for the next ten to fifteen years.
• D) has been eliminated because of the introduction of more innovative cooperative approaches.

Understand the role and authority of nursing and health care organizations in disciplining nurses.

Make ethical decisions in patient care, especially regarding patient education and handling patient misunderstandings.

Understand the appropriate use of incident reports and the importance of accurate, objective documentation in patient care.

Recognize legal guidelines for advanced directives, patient restraint, malpractice insurance, and the Nurse Practice Act.

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