A registered nurse is dissatisfied with her current position and ...

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A registered nurse is dissatisfied with her current position and is seeking other employment. The nurse states the wages and health benefits are unsatisfactory. According to content theory, this employees frustration is related to:
 
  1. Motivation affecting performance.
  2. Intrinsic factors
  3. Individual needs or rewards.
  4. Growth factors.

Question 2

A staff nurse finds a newly licensed, newly hired staff nurse crying in the break room halfway through a shift. The new nurse says, I am just not getting this. I had no idea nursing would be this hard.
 
   The experienced nurse says, Reality shock is terrible, but you will get through it. What does the nurse mean by reality shock? 1. A period of time when it becomes clear the new nurse is not able to function as a registered nurse
  2. A period of surprise and disequilibrium about the nursing role
  3. A period when expectations of the role are unclear
  4. A period of time when managers determine if the new nurse is a good fit for the profession of nursing

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Content theory emphasizes the individuals needs or rewards that satisfy those needs. Intrinsic
factors and motivation are factors that influence ones motivation.

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale 1: There is no indication that the new nurse cannot eventually function as a registered nurse.
Rationale 2: Reality shock is the period of transition from a protected student role to a professional role in which the nurse is responsible and accountable for the care of several clients.
Rationale 3: Being unclear about the role is role ambiguity.
Rationale 4: It would be unfair for the manager to determine the nurse's fitness for the profession during reality shock.
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