A Nurse Employed in a Critical Care Unit Is Experiencing

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse employed in a critical care unit is experiencing a high level of anxiety related to work stress. In identifying and ranking the nurse's sources of stress, which would receive the lowest priority?

• A)Lack of adequate staffing and mandatory overtime
• B)Lack of control in decision-making and autonomy
• C)Receiving a 2.5% annual raise because of revenue loss by the hospital
• D)Frequent deaths of critically ill clients

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