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Who of the following might be the BEST mentor for Becky, a new nurse manager on the cardiac unit who has 4 years of previous clinical experience?
 
  a. Sam, near retirement. He has 20 years of clinical nursing and recently assumed role of head nurse in an interim capacity be-cause of the incumbent's illness.
  b. Leslie, who has been a clinical educator at the institution for a number of years. She has tired of her role and aspires to become a nurse manager. She looks at mentorship as an opportunity to understand the role better.
  c. Courtney, who has been a nurse manager for 3 years. Her staff and supervisor value her skills and her leadership acumen and championship of innovation.
  d. Ben, who was nurse manager for 3 years, soon after graduation. He left the role be-cause he was uncomfortable with the ex-pectations and has been a team leader on surgery for 15 years.

Question 2

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship among complementary, alternative, and conventional medicine?
 
  a. Alternative modalities are those that are used instead of conventional medicine.
  b. Complementary modalities are used only when conventional medicine is not used.
  c. Conventional medicine incorporates complementary modalities solely in psychiatry.
  d. Conventional, complementary, and alternative medicine are one and the same.



Jordin Calloway

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Answer to Question 1

C
A mentor needs to have sufficient professional experience and organizational authority so that he or she can mentor the career of the mentee. Mentors need competencies that include interpersonal and communication effectiveness, risk taking and creativity, and ability to inspire change.

Answer to Question 2

A



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