The nurse has decided to join a strike with other nurses who feel ...

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The nurse has decided to join a strike with other nurses who feel that the health care organization for which they work is using unfair labor practices. The nurse discusses the strike with several other nurses.
 
  Which of the following comments by the nurse indicates that the nurse requires more education about the implications of participating in the strike?
 
  1. If I go back to work here after this, I might have harder client assignments.
  2. I might lose my seniority if I participate in the strike.
  3. At least they won't fire me for participating in the strike.
  4. I might lose my place on the clinical ladder.

Question 2

The health care organization is a magnet facility. Which of the following statements by the new nurse indicates that further teaching is necessary regarding implementation of policies and procedures characteristic of magnet facilities?
 
  1. I've been using the scripting that was provided about how to use the call lights to ensure the clients feel safer.
  2. I really like using these new and safer intravenous catheters.
  3. I'm perfectly happy with my associate's degree in nursing. I see no need to go back to school for my bachelor's.
  4. Our rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia are decreasing.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

Rationale: It is true that when nurses have participated in a strike, they might suffer retaliation. They might lose their seniority and lose their place on the clinical ladder. They might be given more difficult client assignments than their peers, with an increased number of high-acuity clients assigned to them. The nurse can lose his job, and this is a real concern for those people who participate in a strike.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

Rationale: Magnet facilities create positive environments for staff members and clients. Staff members have lower rates of burnout, have fewer injuries, are better educated, and feel comfortable with staffing ratios. Clients are more satisfied, have reduced risk of illnesses and death, and are safer. Magnet facilities promote safety for their nurses and clients. They adopt products that are safer for nurses to use. The magnet facilities promote higher education for nurses. Also, they want unit nurses to understand the nosocomial infection rates that the nurses can impact with prevention-oriented behavior.