A nursing unit is frequently short-staffed. Many agency nurses work to fill staff nurse vacancies. The manager has hired many new graduates, but most leave in less than 1 year. This may be to the result of a lack of ____
a. Continuity of care
b. Formal leadership
c. Ethical behaviors
d. Shared assumptions
D
Groups that are stable and have a history of shared learning are likely to have developed some degree of culture, but groups with significant turnover of members and leaders may lack shared assumptions (Schein, 1992).
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Why are research ethics essential? (Select all that apply.)
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