Scenario 6-2 The Shortage of Professionals Is a Well-Documented Global Issue Occurring

question 34

Multiple Choice

Scenario 6-2
The shortage of professionals is a well-documented global issue occurring in countries with aging populations.As a result, an organization such as BCH, a health-care organization that oversees many diverse unionized health services in British Columbia, is experiencing staff shortages in nursing.Patients' waiting times have increased dramatically.Sixty percent of nurses will be eligible for retirement by 2022.Young graduate nurses are moving out of the province to health-care providers that are aggressively recruiting and providing new hires with incentives ranging from flexible work alternatives to educational funding support.Twenty percent of nurses are off the job due to illness or injury.Eighty percent of nurses are single parents, support an elderly parent(s) , or are a primary caregiver.BCH believes that becoming an "employer of choice" is a way to attract and retain its health-care professionals.
-Refer to Scenario 6-2.Which two external factors are influencing BCH's recruitment strategy

• A)BCH's business plan of becoming an employer of choice and its union contract
• B)the job expectations and the attitudes of nurse applicants
• C)BCH's organizational and job analysis
• D)the scarcity of qualified nursing labour and the legal environment

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