A 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 the nurse is 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; most agencies need nurses who are willing to work in poor, needy neighborhoods.
c. The nurse had signed a contract and must work where assigned, regardless of personal feelings.
d. The nurse is capable of learning about how to improve interactions with these families and will do better with experience.
ANS: A
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