A Hospital Uses a Compensatory Model of Selection in Hiring

question 82

Multiple Choice

A hospital uses a compensatory model of selection in hiring surgeons.In their hiring evaluations,ratings regarding past safety record is given more weight than ratings regarding the surgeon's "bedside manner." From this,one could reasonably conclude that the people who are in charge of hiring surgeons believe that:

• A) bedside manner is not very important for surgical staff members.
• B) surgical safety is an art and a skill that is amenable to training.
• C) a safe, bedside manner is essential for all staff members.
• D) bedside manner is more amenable to training than surgical safety.

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