Author Question: What is the best strategy the nurse manager can use to help retain nursing staff? 1. Relieve ... (Read 78 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

What is the best strategy the nurse manager can use to help retain nursing staff?

1. Relieve staff of the need to serve on committees in the institution.
2. Hire younger employees.
3. Require that the nurse sign a contract for at least 1 year of service.
4. Closely review applicant's previous job history for length of commitment

Question 2

The nurse manager gave the unit secretary complete responsibility for the units staffing, including finding replacements for call-ins and disciplining nurses with excessive call-ins. This is an example of:

1. Effective delegation.
2. Overdelegation.
3. Reverse delegation.
4. Underdelegation.

xMRAZ · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Nursing must be represented on committees to retain a sense of ownership of the organization.
Rationale 2: Age of the employee has less to do with commitment than the person's mobility, which may be affected by age and responsibilities.
Rationale 3: Contracts are easily broken. Making the nurse feel that there is a 1-year commitment may result in a nurse who is unhappy and ineffective in the job. A one-year commitment does not reduce turnover.
Rationale 4: A review of a job applicant's history of employment will give the nurse manager an idea of his or her past commitment to the workplace.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Overdelegation occurs when the delegator loses control over a situation by providing the
delegate with too much authority or responsibility. Discipline of an employee is a
responsibility of the manager that cannot be delegated because of the confidentiality and
controversy associated with it. Effective delegation is the process by which responsibility and
authority for performing a task is transferred to another person. It is critical that the task is one
that can be delegated. Reverse delegation occurs when a person with a lower rank (unit
secretary) delegates to someone with authority (nurse manager). Underdelegation occurs when
full authority and responsibility are not transferred.