The nurse sets a goal in a career plan to be working as a charge nurse in one year. When the year has passed and the nurse is not working as a charge nurse, what priority action should the nurse take?
1.
Complain to the nursing supervisor because the nurse's talents are not being fully utilized.
2.
Quit this job and find another job in a facility where nurses are promoted faster.
3.
Determine which of the nurse's coworkers is most likely saying bad things about the nurse.
4.
Determine the reasons why the nurse hasn't been promoted and create an action plan.
ANS: 4
The nurse needs to figure out why a promotion has not been offered, and then create an action plan to improve the situation.
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