Author Question: The nurse manager has several staff members from Generation X born between 1965 and 1980. Which ... (Read 45 times)

lak · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse manager has several staff members from Generation X born between 1965 and 1980. Which workplace ethic will these staff members most likely demonstrate when providing patient care? Select all that apply:

1. Work scheduled to fit their lifestyle
2. Must have a mission
3. Loyal to one's skills in the marketplace
4. Employer loyalty
5. Seeking maximum financial gain.

Question 2

A healthcare provider comments that a patient is too old to take care of herself and needs to let a man make decisions for her. The nurse recognizes this healthcare provider is demonstrating which misanthropic feelings? Select all that apply:

1. Ageism
2. Sexism
3. Racism
4. Heterosexism
5. Ethnocentrism

abro1885 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2, 3
Explanation: 1. Those in Generation X look at accommodating their lifestyle as a dominant factor in their work ethic.
2. Those in Generation X look at having a mission as a dominant factor in their work ethic.
3. Loyalty to one's marketplace skills is a characteristic of those in Generation X.
4. Employer loyalty was a work ethic characteristic of the Silent Generation, born between 1928 and 1945.
5. Seeking maximum financial gain is a characteristic of the Boomer generation born between 1946 and 1964.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2
Explanation: 1. This is the belief that members of one age group are superior to those of other ages.
2. This is the belief that members of one gender are superior to the other gender.
3. This is the belief that members of one race are superior to those of other races.
4. This is the belief that everyone should be heterosexual.
5. This is the belief that one's own cultural group is superior to that of others.