During an employment interview for the manager's position in a home health agency, the applicant asks questions about the medical director and about retention of staff
The nurse execu-tive assures the applicant that the agency has few personnel problems and receives excellent support from the medical director. The applicant knows that the agency has a 50% turnover rate and has had three medical directors in the past year. The nurse executive is: a. Unaware of the turnover rate and difficul-ties with the medical director.
b. Lying about the problems and hoping to resolve them by hiring the applicant.
c. Denying that the agency has a turnover problem with staff or medical directors.
d. Minimizing the challenges of the position to make a positive impression on the ap-plicant.
D
During the dating phase or preview period in the role transition process, the potential employer attempts to make a favorable impression, which may result in minimizing the challenges of the position.
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