The nurse manager understands the causes of performance weaknesses when making which of the following statements? (Select all that apply.)
a. "The employee does not know what is expected.".
b. "The employee is getting adequate feed-back.".
c. "The employee requires additional educa-tion.".
d. "The employee lacks motivation.".
e. "The employee needs additional supervi-sion.".
A, C, D, E
There are several causes of performance weaknesses, including not knowing what the expecta-tions are, not getting adequate feedback, not having enough education to perform the job, lack of motivation, and requiring additional supervision.
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The patient in the orthopneic position
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