What Is the Main Purpose of Having Nursing Students and Nurses

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of having nursing students and nurses seeking employment complete a criminal background check?

• A) To exclude anyone with a criminal record from practising nursing or entering the profession
• B) To avoid threats to the safety of vulnerable patients
• C) To identify those at risk for misappropriating narcotics
• D) To keep records on the number of nurses with criminal records

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Definitions:

Ethological Action Pattern

Innate, pre-programmed behaviors observed in animals that occur as a response to specific stimuli.

Instinct

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli that is biologically driven rather than learned.

Reproductive Value

An evolutionary concept indicating an individual's potential future reproductive output.

Sexual Selection

A mode of natural selection where individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than others to obtain mates, influencing the reproductive success of organisms.