A Nurse Manager Is Conversing with a Colleague at a National

question 14

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is conversing with a colleague at a national meeting. The colleague states, "I've just never understood why a nurse would want to join a union." What responses by the manager would explain the attraction of unionization?

• A) "It's usually a combination of factors such as low wages and high nurse-to-client ratios."
• B) "Low wages cause so much job dissatisfaction that the nurses unionize."
• C) "Having to work with supervisors as staff when nurses call in is one reason."
• D) "Many nurses have supervisors who think they understand what it's like to work on the unit every day."
• E) "Many nurses are frustrated because communication between nurses and administration is so poor."

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