Author Question: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make accommodations for disabled ... (Read 43 times)

lidoalex · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make accommodations for disabled
employees. An operating room nurse experiences migraine headaches whenever she works more
than 12 consecutive hours.

What would be considered an appropriate accommodation for this
nurse?
A) Terminate the nurse, accommodations may not seem fair to other staff members.
B) Transfer the nurse to the night shift where nurses are allowed to sleep when surgery is not
scheduled.
C) Transfer the nurse to the psychiatric unit where the nurses only work 8-hour shifts.
D) Allow the nurse to remain in the operating room and reduce her work to shorter shifts.

Question 2

Why is it important for a single occurrence report to be compared to similar reports on a given
unit?

A) To follow guidelines as established by the American Hospital Association
B) To establish greater understanding of the overall care provided by the health care agency
C) To punish nurses who do not follow guidelines established in the health care agency's policy
and procedure manual
D) To detect evolving trends that may suggest unsafe health care practices