Bruce,the Director of Compensation for a Regional Medical Center,wishes to Examine

question 91

Multiple Choice

Bruce,the director of compensation for a regional medical center,wishes to examine pay survey data for the various classifications of nurses in the organization.Bruce is aware of some concerns over "price fixing" of wages.He decides that he will use all of the following sources of information on nursing pay EXCEPT

• A) a pay survey of regional healthcare institutions that he will conduct himself during an upcoming conference of healthcare executives.
• B) nurses' pay data from the National Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• C) a management consulting firm that specializes in pay surveys of healthcare workers.
• D) a pay survey conducted by the local HR association.

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Definitions:

Superior Vena Cava

The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

Right Ventricle

The right ventricle is one of the four chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to circulate throughout the body.

Interventricular Septum

The thick wall separating the lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart, preventing oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood from mixing.