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TFauchery · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

There are four generations in nursing that are seen in the healthcare environment. In a study by Lavoie-Tremblay et al. (2008), which generation tends to leave the profession due to exposure to difficult nursing work environments?

a. Traditional c. Generation X
b. Baby boomers d. Generation Y

Question 2

When delivering and providing urgent information, which of the following is considered the primary tool?

a. e-mail message c. fax
b. text message d. telephone

blazinlyss · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
A 2008 study by Lavoie-Tremblay et al. (2008) identified that nurses from Generation Y tended to leave the nursing profession more often citing exposure to difficult nursing work environments, than did their more senior counterparts.

Answer to Question 2

D
While some healthcare providers may be comfortable receiving important patient information such as elevated electrolyte blood levels via e-mail or text message, the primary tool for communicating urgent information is still the telephone.