An emergency room manager is looking over the next months ...

[james]

An emergency room manager is looking over the next months schedule and decides to supplement the schedule due to vacations. The manager decides to use centralized staffing. Which of the following is an example of centralized staffing?
 
  1. PRN staff from the internal pool of nurses
  2. Agency nurses
  3. PRN staff from the emergency room nurses
  4. PRN staff from the medical-surgical nurses

Question 2

A nurse who has just returned from two weeks of time off following minor surgery says, I'm so glad to be back to work. I'm sick of watching television. I can't believe I missed the stress here.
 
   What are possible explanations for this statement? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Lack of stress can cause boredom.
  2. Stress can be motivational.
  3. Apathy can occur if stress is absent.
  4. Eustress occurs when stress is decreased too much.
  5. A balance between stress and coping is essential.

[Dunkey]

Answer to Question 1

3
Explanation: 1. PRN staff from the internal pool of nurses can be centralized or decentralized. Agency nurses
and medical-surgical nurses are considered decentralized. PRN emergency room nurses are
centralized or from the same department and/or manager.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: A certain amount of stress is stimulating. Without stress boredom can occur.
Rationale 2: A moderate amount of stress can motivate a person to perform.
Rationale 3: A person who is accustomed to stress may become apathetic if stress is removed.
Rationale 4: Eustress is positive stress.
Rationale 5: If there is not enough stress, the person feels out of balance.
Global Rationale:

[james]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[samiel-sayed]

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