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You are the director of a home health agency. You have just returned from a management course and have been inspired by the idea of requesting input.
You are the new night-shift charge nurse in a large ICU composed of an all-RN staff. When you were appointed to the position.
Develop a Needs Analysis document that is focused on bridging the gap between new hire skills and the skills needed to perform the job successfully.
Think back to the organization for which you have worked the longest. How many of Deming’s 14 principles for TQM are used in that organization?
You are the unit supervisor of a medical–surgical unit. Shauna, an RN on your unit, who graduated three years ago from nursing school.
You are a charge nurse on a postsurgical unit. Retrospective survey data reveals that many patients report high levels of postoperative pain.
The Role of the ANA as Collective Bargaining Agent How do you feel about the ANA’s certification as a collective bargaining agent?
Often, one group is more powerful or has greater status and refuses to relinquish this power position, thus making collaboration impossible.
What are the goals for each party? What could be a possible hidden agenda for each party? What could happen if the conflict escalates?
You are an RN. You have been working on the oncology unit since your graduation from the state college a year ago.
In conflicts with family and friends, are you least likely to compromise values, scarcities, or role expectations?
What would you do in this situation? Outline your strategy for your budget presentation, and present rationale for your choices.
You are the unit manager of the new oncology unit. It is time for your first budget presentation to the administration.
You are the supervisor of a rehabilitation unit. Two of your youngest female nursing assistants come to your office today to report.
You are a male unit supervisor of a pediatric trauma unit at Children’s Hospital. Three years ago, you ended a serious romantic relationship.
A newspaper report on “regifting” claimed that most Americans engage in the practice of passing on unwanted gifts to others, since 323.
What is the importance of understanding the elements or factors that make a good leader? How do the approaches that you have covered week seek to explain
Before the presidential election of 2004, the Gallup polling organization, in taking samples of “likely voters,” made sure that the sample was comprised.
Why do employees plateau? How could you help a plateaued employee? Discuss the characteristics of a plateaued employee who might resist your help.
How does the protean career concept differ from the traditional career concept on the dimensions: pattern, development sources.
What are the manager’s roles in a career management system? Which role do you think is most difficult for the typical manager? Which is easiest?
If you were asked to develop a career management system, what would it look like? How might you evaluate whether it was effective?
Generation X Values Have Implications for Career Management Some experts argue that the same career management approaches that work.
Why are content and process important in the design of employee orientation programs?
Do We Have to Cut Jobs to Reduce Costs? Some companies are trying unusual tactics to downsize their workforce without the drastic job cuts.