The nurse says, "I'm not spending my money and my time off to go to continuing education." How should this statement be interpreted in relation to the duty owed the employer?
1. As reasonable. The employer has the duty to pay for all continuing education.
2. As unreasonable. Staying current is a duty the nurse owes to the employer.
3. As reasonable. The only duty owed the employer is to provide quality care to assigned patients.
4. As unreasonable. The nurse has a duty to help pay for education offerings.
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Rationale: Professional nurses owe the employer and themselves the highest standards or qualities of the profession, including maintaining the standards of their state nursing act, continuously upgrading their skills and education through mandatory or voluntary continuing education, being a patient care advocate as needed to ensure quality care to all patients, and recognizing and applying legal principles as they apply to all areas of patient care. Although it is common practice for employers to pay for or offer continuing education activities to their employees, that is considered a benefit, not a requirement.
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