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dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A union has won a representative election. What right does that union now hold?

1. The right to represent all employees of the hospital
2. The right to forbid management from unilaterally changing employment conditions for employees outside the bargaining unit
3. The right to jointly negotiate expanded bargaining units with the employer after the election
4. The right to be the bargaining agent for a group of employees

Question 2

A CNO (chief nurse officer) of a rural hospital is meeting with department directors and human resources to discuss the hospitals recruitment strategies. A director suggests a recruitment fair at a metropolitan city 100 miles away.

The CNO rejects this proposal. Which of the following would be the CNOs rationale for this decision? 1. The CNO would prefer to focus on the local area.
2. A metropolitan area is not the area to focus on recruitment for a rural hospital.
3. Metropolitan nurses skills are too advanced for a rural hospital.
4. The director is new to her role and the CNO does not respect the directors opinion.

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

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The union has the right to represent the group of employees covered by the election. For example, a nurses' union may or may not include health care workers in the laboratory or radiology departments.
Rationale 2: The union cannot effect change for employees outside of the bargaining unit.
Rationale 3: The union cannot expand to another unit without an election.
Rationale 4: The union that wins the election then has the right to enter into contract negotiations with the organization on behalf of the employees.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. A hospital should focus on its local area initially and then extend to other geographical areas.
Rural hospitals do recruit in metropolitan areas but typically focus on the local area as priority.
Metropolitan nurses skills and rural hospital nurses skills are similar. Their client populations
are different, but rural hospital and tertiary hospital nurses have similar nursing skills
especially when stabilizing clients. A new director may have fresh ideas and new perspectives
when addressing recruitment.