Which requirement must be demonstrated by a student who is applying for a Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) grant?
A) Cultural sensitivity for others
B) Educationally disadvantaged background
C) Adequate financial family support
D) Participation in a preadmission program
A nurse is facing a difficult decision after discovering a potentially dangerous situation is occurring. In deciding whether to blow the whistle, this nurse needs to be aware of which consequence that can occur to whistle-blowers?
A) Often experience a schism between what they should do and what they actually do
B) Frequently overestimate the potential negative consequences of their whistle-blowing
C) Are generally applauded and supported by their peers but not by management
D) Typically overcome the stressful feelings after blowing the whistle
The nurse recognizes that to move from a culture of blame to one of safety management will require certain steps and determination. What provision best describes one of these steps?
A) Legal protections for medical error reporting to prevent voluntarily shared information from being subpoenaed or used in legal discovery
B) Increasingly severe disciplinary penalties for employees who commit errors that harm patients
C) That each employee keeps a portfolio documenting errors he or she has made for review at his or her annual performance appraisal
D) That organizations keep their quality-control data confidential so as not to unduly alarm consumers
When describing the various factors associated with the retention of minority students, which factor would be of least importance?
A) Financial support
B) Secondary educational preparation
C) Social adjustment
D) Degree level of the program