The New Nurse Manager Is Determining How to Schedule Staff

question 10

Multiple Choice

The new nurse manager is determining how to schedule staff for the holidays of Thanksgiving,Christmas,and New Years.Finally she decides the most equitable process would be:

• A)Have anyone with children get Thanksgiving and Christmas days off no matter what his or her seniority is.
• B)Assign the holidays randomly so there is no favoritism involved.
• C)Ask for preferences (first,second,and third choices)and then make a schedule to accommodate everyone's first choice on the specified holiday.
• D)Assign those with seniority the holidays of their choice and shifts that they request,and fill in with the rest of the staff as to what is still needing coverage.

Identify organizational characteristics that make diffusion especially difficult.

Comprehend the difficulty managers face in translating knowledge into action.

Explain the "knowing-doing gap," including its causes.

Understand the divisions of the autonomic nervous system and their functions.

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