A new home health nurse felt overwhelmed and asked to be assigned to a better neighborhood. Why would the agency supervisor decline to change the nurse's assignment?
A. Although just beginning to assess the families, the nurse's continued efforts to visit and support the families will be therapeutic.
B. Lots of nurses are willing to work in nice neighborhoods. What most agencies need are nurses willing to work in poor, needy neighborhoods.
C. The nurse had signed a contract and has to work where assigned, regardless of personal feelings.
D. The nurse is new but is capable of learning and will do better with experience.
ANS: A
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