A Nursing Applicant Is Scheduled for an Interview with the Nurse

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nursing applicant is scheduled for an interview with the nurse manager. Prior to the day of the interview, the human resources (HR) department reports that the applicant's references would not recommend her for hire. How should the nurse manager proceed?

• A) Have HR call the applicant and cancel the interview.
• B) Call the applicant, tell her that the references were poor, and cancel the interview.
• C) Conduct the interview without telling the applicant that the references were poor.
• D) Conduct the interview and tell the applicant that the references were poor.
• E) Conduct the interview and see if the applicant spontaneously explains why the references might be poor.

Understand the significance of effect size in evaluating the magnitude of study findings and the implications for psychological research.

Recognize the role of factor analysis in test construction and trait theory, including how it is utilized to construct objective tests and identify fundamental psychological traits.

Explain the rationale behind the construction of objective tests based on psychological theories and the different methods used in test construction.

Understand the role of correlation coefficients in describing relationships between variables.

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