Which statements by a nurse manager would the supervisor ...

[Brittanyd9008]

Which statements by a nurse manager would the supervisor interpret as indicating an understanding of why collective bargaining is complicated for nurses? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are
 
  selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. There just are not many union options for nurses.
  2. None of the unions available for nurses were developed specifically for nurses.
  3. The determination of who is eligible to join a union is complicated.
  4. In some institutions, nurses have formed their own unions.
  5. No nursing unions have the backing of national organizations like the AFL/CIO.

Question 2

One of the areas of supervision defined by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is independent judgment.
 
   Which nurses fall into this category? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. A nurse who routinely reviews lab work and makes a clinical judgment of when to notify the physician
  2. A nurse who works twice a month as charge nurse on an acute care unit
  3. A nurse who makes team assignments as part of the charge nurse role
  4. A nurse whose job includes choosing which assistants to place with which clients
  5. A nurse who applies assessment findings when altering the plan of care for a client

[bubulittle310@msn.cn]

Answer to Question 1

3,4
Rationale 1: Several organizations offer union options for nurses.
Rationale 2: National Nurses United and United American Nurses are organizations specifically for nurses.
Rationale 3: The determination of who is a supervisor is complicated in nursing.
Rationale 4: Nurses in some institutions have formed their own unions.
Rationale 5: Untied American Nurses is an AFL/CIO affiliate.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

2,3,4
Rationale 1: Routine clinical judgment in care of clients is not included in independent judgment.
Rationale 2: If the nurse is regularly scheduled as charge nurse, the nurse is considered to be using independent judgment to match staff skills to client needs.
Rationale 3: If the nurse is matching staff skills to client needs, independent judgment is being used.
Rationale 4: If the nurse is matching employee skills with client needs, independent judgment is being used.
Rationale 5: Using assessment findings to alter the plan of care is clinical judgment, not independent judgment in the context of collective bargaining.
Global Rationale: