A nurse is experiencing anger in the workplace and chooses to approach the situation by trying to adapt, as suggested by McAllister & McKinnon (2009). The nurse's selected approach to anger being felt involves which of the following?
a. Resilience c. Aggression
b. Pessimism d. Passivity
Question 2When a new documentation tool is implemented in various units of the hospital, nurses on the medical unit find the tool to be very user-friendly, yet nurses on the surgical unit find it to be problematic. This is an example of ________.
a. organizational culture
b. organizational climate
c. change theory
d. trainability
Question 3Power struggles regarding access and distribution of resources occur when:
a. an externally competitive environment is created.
b. there is a failure to understand the role and responsibilities of others.
c. nurses have experience.
d. relationships are maintained at status quo.
Question 4Which of the following is not correct regarding tort law?
a. denial of an individual's legal right
b. failure to comply with a public duty
c. failure to perform a private duty that results in harm to another
d. negligent or intentional criminal wrongdoing
Question 5A nursing instructor quizzes a group of students on the primary reasons for nurse workplace anger. Which reason given by one of the students would require further clarification by the instructor?
a. long hours
b. unreasonable workload
c. demeaning treatment by other health care workers
d. inadequate staffing
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