Author Question: A nursing applicant is scheduled for an interview with the nurse manager. Prior to the day of the ... (Read 66 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

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? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Have HR call the applicant and cancel the interview.
2. Call the applicant, tell her that the references were poor, and cancel the interview.
3. Conduct the interview without telling the applicant that the references were poor.
4. Conduct the interview and tell the applicant that the references were poor.
5. Conduct the interview and see if the applicant spontaneously explains why the references might be poor.

Question 2

The nurse has scheduled a vacation to attend a resort with the family over the childrens spring break. There is a flu epidemic and over 60 of the staff is unavailable to work.

The nurse manager cancels all scheduled vacation and requires all staff to work the week of spring break. Using the managerial grid as a model, what type of management decision was made? 1. Country club 1,9
2. Team 9,9
3. Impoverished 1,1
4. Authority compliance 9,1

GCabra · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3,5
Rationale 1: The interview should be conducted.
Rationale 2: The manager should not reveal that the references were poor. The interview should be conducted.
Rationale 3: The interview should be conducted. The fact that references were poor should not be revealed.
Rationale 4: The applicant should not be told the references were poor.
Rationale 5: The applicant may explain situations that could have resulted in poor references.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

4
Explanation: 1. Authority compliance has the highest regard for the work at hand and the lowest regard for
the human elements. The opposite would be country club, in which the relationships between
people are higher than the regard for work. The team style has high regard for both task and
people. Impoverished decisions lack concern for the task and the people.