Author Question: Johanna is being interviewed for a primary care nursing position. The interviewer has heard ... (Read 134 times)

D2AR0N · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Johanna is being interviewed for a primary care nursing position. The interviewer has heard less-than-favourable things about Johanna from others. How could the interviewer correct for bias during the interview?

a. Only use interview questions if the discussion gets out of hand.
b. Have a group of individuals interview Johanna and all of the other candidates.
c. Wait to meet Johanna to determine what the characteristics of the person to be hired should be.
d. Ask Johanna why others are speaking poorly about her.

Question 2

A nursing instructor quizzes the students on factors that have contributed to the nursing shortage. Which answer by a student would indicate that further teaching is needed?

a. increase of elderly and frail patients
b. aging nursing population
c. variable numbers of nursing students
d. restructuring efforts in the health care system

todom5090 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

a. Incorrect: This is not an effective interview method and would not help to correct for bias during an interview.
b. Correct: Using a group interview process will correct for individual bias created by hearsay.
c. Incorrect: This is not an effective interview method and would not help to correct for bias during an interview.
d. Incorrect: This is not an effective interview method and would not help to correct for bias during an interview.

Answer to Question 2

C
Further teaching is needed if a student responded variable numbers of nursing students. Some
contributing factors to the nursing shortage are declining number of nursing students in the pipeline, an
increase in chronically ill and frail elderly patients who need nursing care, an aging nursing
population, and various restructuring efforts in our health care system.