The newly licensed nurse is delighted to have been hired at a Magnet hospital and says, "They even assigned me a mentor." What is erroneous about this statement?
1. Magnet hospitals do not hire new graduates.
2. Magnet hospitals do not use mentor programs.
3. Mentors are only assigned to experienced nurses.
4. Preceptors are assigned; mentors choose protégés.
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Rationale 1: Magnet hospitals do hire new graduates.
Rationale 2: Magnet hospitals do use mentor programs.
Rationale 3: The mentor–protégé relationship is typically between an experienced nurse and a younger, inexperienced nurse. They are not assigned.
Rationale 4: The nurse is mistakenly describing a preceptor as a mentor. Preceptors are assigned, whereas mentors choose protégés.
Global Rationale:
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