Given the severe nursing shortage, nurse managers should give ...

[HudsonKB16]

Given the severe nursing shortage, nurse managers should give their attention to retention efforts. Nurse managers understand that it is important to:
 
  a. Meet the psychosocial needs of personnel
  b. Encourage nurses to reapply for jobs from which they were fired
  c. Inform nurses of the disadvantages of the job
  d. Choose nurses who have been educated in other countries

Question 2

Which of the following is an underlying principle that a nurse manager should use in the screening process?
 
  a. Interview all applicants, even those who do not fit the agency's image
  b. Try to fit the job to a promising applicant
  c. Try to fit the job to a less-qualified applicant
  d. Hire only handicapped people

[6ana001]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
It is important for nurse managers to meet the psychosocial needs of personnel for advancement, responsibility, achievement, and recognition.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The manager should try to fit the job to a promising applicant, such as by creating part-time positions and split-shift hours.

[HudsonKB16]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[kusterl]

Excellent