One of the staff nurses was attending graduate school to learn ...

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One of the staff nurses was attending graduate school to learn more about critical care. The nurse manager asked the staff nurse to develop policies and procedures for the new cardiac rehabilitation program that was to be opened the next year.
 
  According to Argyris's psychological energy theory, the nurse manager was:
  a.
  Decreasing the staff nurse's productivity
  b.
  Increasing the staff nurse's morale
  c.
  Matching the staff nurse's talents with the job
  d.
  Increasing the staff nurse's motivation

Question 2

A staff nurse delegated to a nursing assistant the task of stocking the linen cart for the next shift. At the end of the shift, the staff nurse discovered that the linen cart was not stocked. According to Vroom's expectancy theory, the nursing assistant w
 
  a. Negative valence and expectancy value of 1
  b. Positive valence and expectancy value of 0
  c. Positive valence and expectancy value of 1
  d. Negative valence and expectancy value of 0

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Argyris suggests that management match personnel and jobs by taking advantage of people's talents and interests, making jobs interesting and challenging, helping personnel satisfy their needs for self-actualization, and improving interpersonal relationships.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
According to Vroom's expectancy theory, if someone has a low valence (negative) and a low expectancy (0), the motivation will be low and the job may not be completed.