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Yolanda

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The nurse manager put up a rotation schedule to ensure that the holidays would be covered. The manager scheduled a newly hired staff nurse for the same time slot as a nurse who had seniority. The nurse manager was demonstrating what ethical principle?
 
  a. Autonomy
  b. Fidelity
  c. Justice
  d. Utility

Question 2

A staff nurse ridiculed another staff nurse's draft of the designs for new signs that were to be placed on the unit. The staff nurse who was ridiculing was demonstrating:
 
  a. Objectivity
  b. Ability to find problems
  c. Negative attitude
  d. Tolerance for complexity



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Justice means treating people equally and fairly. Equals should be treated equally, and unequals should be treated according to their differences. Allocation of holidays, vacation time, and days off to attend conferences should reflect performance as well as who is next on the list.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Negative attitudes, self-censorship, inflexibility, lack of confidence, misconceptions, lack of effort, habits, conformity, and reliance on authority all block creativity.



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