A nurse has completed a hospital-based educational program that has allowed the nurse to become cross-trained. A nurse who is cross-trained is able to
A) Perform certain non-nursing duties in addition to traditional nursing duties
B) Adopt a work schedule that deviates from the normal shift rotation at the hospital
C) Orientate new graduates and nursing students to the hospital
D) Retire with full benefits at an earlier date than a nurse who is not cross-trained
A
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A nurse who is cross-trained is able to assume non-nursing jobs, depending on the census or levels of client acuity on any given day. This does not necessarily guarantee changes to work scheduling or earlier retirement. Cross-training does not address the orientation of new employees or students.
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