Hospitals use various recruitment and retention strategies. One strategy adopted by hospitals is to arrange for a resource person to support the development of a younger nurse through influence and promotion. Such a person is called:
a. A preceptor
b. A mentor
c. A faculty member
d. A staff developer
Question 2To promote nurses who are successful leaders within the organization, a hospital may institute what type of planning?
a. Career planning
b. Clinical ladder planning
c. Succession planning
d. Developmental planning
Question 3Nurse managers are legally liable for the quality of nursing services. They must be able to differentiate between staff development needs and administrative needs. Which of the following is an example of an administrative need?
a. Need for provision of a staff development budget
b. Need for better availability of supplies and equipment on the unit
c. Need for clarification of current organizational goals
d. Need for technical and professional training
Question 4A 40-year-old staff nurse just graduated from an associate degree nursing program and was hired to fill a new position at a local hospital. This staff nurse is progressing through what career stage?
a. Exploration
b. Early career trial and establishment
c. Middle career growth and maintenance
d. Later career plateau and decline
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