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mcmcdaniel · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Provide examples of what information you would like to see in an interview guide for a nurse coming to a medical-surgical unit. Candidates may vary in their experience.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A nurse administrator in a large urban city divides the nursing labor force by geographic area. An example of such a division is:

a. discharge planner role. c. patient diagnosis.
b. West team. d. cardiology service.

Jordin Calloway · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct answers should include some of the following points:
o Where does the nurse want to be in five years?
o Ask the nurse to summarize his/her work experience, clinical experiences
o Ask the nurse why he/she has left previous positions
o Ask about challenges in previous employment
o Use behaviour-based interview questionsdescriptio ns of an events and how the candidate managed the situations (e.g., dealing with a complaint from a family member; receiving multiple requests).
o Recruiting while interviewing: Sharing the hospital's vision and values with the candidate during the interviewthis is only done with those who present as potential employees, so as not to use the opportunity to discuss the agency's strategic plan as opposed to recruiting suitable candidates.

Answer to Question 2

B
An example of division of labor by geographic area is the West team. The discharge planner role is an
example of division of labor by job activity. Functional division of labor by patient diagnosis or
service is called division of labor by product lines.