A new graduate has completed a self appraisal and determined that she has very weak clinical
skills. What type of position should she consider for her first job?
A) One on a general medical surgical unit, where plenty of skills are available to learn and the
patients are not critically ill
B) One in which she can expect to have strong supportive mentoring
C) One that includes an extended orientation in which extensive skills are competency tested
under the supervision of the nursing education department
D) One in the ICU where she will gain plenty of clinical experience while she will only be
required to care for one or two patients at a time
B
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