Shortly after graduation you were hired as a staff nurse in a highly respected rehabilitation facility. Since you started this job, you have been assigned four patients, just like every other staff member, every day.
You are not getting your assignments finished on time, you feel disorganized, and sometimes like feel like you just want to quit before you make a big mistake. What should you do?
A) You should ask for a transfer before you get compassion fatigue or burnout.
B) You should discuss your feelings with a good friend.
C) You should give yourself more time; things will get better with experience.
D) You should explain your concerns to the nurse manager on the unit.
Question 2
The Crimean War of the mid-19th century was the venue for many of the sweeping changes to nursing that were introduced by Florence Nightingale. Which of the following statements best describes these changes?
A) Because of Nightingale's ideas, nursing became a profession that was appropriate for men as well as women.
B) Nightingale proposed the germ theory of disease and organized nursing care around the principles of this theory.
C) Nightingale helped schools of nursing transition from being based on superstition to being evidence-based.
D) Under Nightingale's influence, nursing became respectable, organized, and effective.
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