A Nurse Failed to Complete a Competency Within the Required

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse failed to complete a competency within the required time frame. When confronted by the manager, the nurse says, "Oh well, it's not like I don't know what I'm doing." This nurse's statement is most reflective of which of the following qualities?

• A)Arrogance, which prevents the nurse from developing an accurate assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses
• B)Pessimism, which endangers the nurse's professionalism
• C)Optimism, which helps the nurse realize that things will turn out for the best
• D)Sarcasm, which threatens the nurse's job performance

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Definitions:

Regression Toward

A psychological defense mechanism involving a return to an earlier stage of development when faced with stress.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, obtained by adding them together and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that describe the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

Relationship

refers to a connection, association, or involvement between two or more individuals, groups, or entities.