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The Joint Commission requires organizations to provide criteria for appropriate nurse staffing. A new nurse manager asks a seasoned manager where to find this information. Which of the following would be an appropriate response?
 
  1. Staffing policy specific to the unit
  2. Human resources policy on employment
  3. The organizations self-staffing guidelines
  4. The current units schedule

Question 2

A staff nurse tells the nurse manager, I don't know how you do it. You manage the unit, work extra shifts, and have so many people depending on you and yet you seem so calm and in control. What explains this nurse's perception?
 
  1. Nurse managers don't do much direct client care, so their work is predicable.
  2. The staff nurse is trying to manipulate the manager.
  3. The manager has excellent coping skills and high stress tolerance.
  4. Some people do a very good job of hiding their stress.



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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. The staffing policy for the unit will list specific staffing guidelines for the client mix. Human
resources policy on employment will refer to general employment guidelines for all
employees. The organizational self-staffing guidelines will not provide the information
needed to staff for a particular unit. The current schedule will list vacancies but not the staffing
guidelines for the unit.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: A nurse manager's work is no more predictable than that of a staff nurse.
Rationale 2: There is no indication that this nurse is not being honest in this assessment.
Rationale 3: Some people seem to thrive on stress, but close examination reveals that they have developed excellent coping skills to go along with their ability to tolerate high stress levels.
Rationale 4: While some people can hide their stress for a time, it usually will begin to show in poorer work performance, attitude, or health issues.
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