Which personal characteristics would increase a nurse's potential ...

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Which personal characteristics would increase a nurse's potential for voluntary turnover? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. The nurse holds an associate's degree in nursing.
  2. The nurse walks to work each day.
  3. Through task force meetings, the nurse has become friends with several nurses who work in different organizations in town.
  4. The nurse has few personal ties to the city of current employment.
  5. The nurse has worked at several job-fairs in the area as a hospital representative.

Question 2

A nursing unit is extremely short staffed. The manager calls a nurse who is on Family and Medical leave (FMLA) to ask the nurse to return to work 2 days prior to schedule. When the nurse declines, the manager becomes insistent.
 
  What should be the nurse's first action? 1. Contact a lawyer.
  2. Agree to return 2 days early.
  3. Contact the human resources director.
  4. Contact nursing administration.

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Answer to Question 1

3,4,5
Rationale 1: A nurse who holds a higher degree is likely to be more mobile.
Rationale 2: If the nurse lives within walking distance to the hospital he or she is less likely to voluntarily resign.
Rationale 3: Having contacts in other health care organizations increases the nurse's likelihood of changing work sites.
Rationale 4: If the nurse is geographically mobile, leaving for a change of scenery is attractive.
Rationale 5: Attending job fairs, even as a hospital representative, opens up new contacts and possibilities of new jobs.
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Answer to Question 2

3
Rationale 1: The employee should contact a lawyer only after all attempts to rectify the situation with the organization have been exhausted.
Rationale 2: The nurse is assured the time off through FMLA and should not return to work early.
Rationale 3: The nurse's first action should be to contact the human resources (HR) director.
Rationale 4: If the nurse contacts nursing administration, he or she is likely to be referred to the human resources department.
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