The nurse is considering applying for work at a hospital. What action should the nurse perform first?
1. Contact the nurse recruiter and apply as quickly as possible.
2. Learn about the hospital and its parent company, if there is one.
3. Call the hospital personnel office to learn about the salary.
4. Contact the head nurse of the unit on which he would like to work.
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Rationale: The nurse begins by learning more about the hospital to determine if it is a facility that he would like to work for. After learning more about the facility, the nurse will complete and submit an application. The nurse learns about salary during the interview process. The meeting with the head nurse will be arranged after the initial screening interview with Human Resources.
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