Carlota, a Registered Nurse, Has Been Applying for a Nursing

question 53

Multiple Choice

Carlota, a registered nurse, has been applying for a nursing job at all the hospitals in the province. But her bank account is fast dwindling, so she accepts a position working weekends as a nurse-receptionist at a walk-in clinic while continuing her job search. Which of the following terms best identifies the kind of employment Carlota has?

• A) polarized work hour schedule
• B) standard work
• C) involuntary part-time
• D) functionally flexible

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Definitions:

Tubular Secretion

A biological process within the nephrons of the kidneys where substances are secreted from the blood into the tubular fluid to be eliminated in urine.

Filtrate

The fluid that has passed through a filter, which typically consists of substances that remain after larger particles have been removed.

Urine Formation

The process of filtering blood and removing waste products and excess substances to produce urine.

Nephridium

Of some invertebrates, an organ that takes up body fluid and expels excess water and solutes through a pore at the body surface.