When hiring a Filipino nurse, a nurse manager needs to guide the nurse's performance by:
a. Assigning the Filipino nurse to care for five or six patients
b. Delegating to the Filipino nurse the task of starting all intravenous lines on the unit
c. Encouraging the Filipino nurse to participate in decision making
d. Assigning the Filipino nurse to perform basic personal care
ANS: C
Filipino nurses may need to be encouraged to express their views and participate in decision making.
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