A newly licensed nurse is considering a job offer at a hospital ...

[kshipps]

A newly licensed nurse is considering a job offer at a hospital that offers a residency program. The nurse should expect to be in this program for up to _____ months. Standard Text:
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

A staff nurse is not meeting job expectations. The manager has followed some standard strategies such as counseling to try to motivate the nurse, but they have not been successful.
 
  When discussing the situation with the supervisor, the manager says, I think I will try shaping strategies. What can the supervisor expect of the staff nurse's performance? 1. It should gradually move toward the expected behaviors.
  2. The behaviors will likely get worse before they get better.
  3. The nurse will probably get frustrated and resign.
  4. Performance should be at expected levels within a week.

[amynguyen1221]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale : Residency programs are 12- to 18-month programs designed to acclimate new graduates to the work environment.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale 1: Shaping consists of moving the person toward desired behaviors a little at a time.
Rationale 2: Shaping should not make behaviors worse.
Rationale 3: Resignation is not the goal of shaping.
Rationale 4: It may take weeks to get behaviors to their expected levels.
Global Rationale:

[kshipps]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[scikid]

Great answer, keep it coming