Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace

Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Today’s Workplace

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nurses in a unionized hospital are paid “compensatory pay” when working holidays equal to the number of hours worked with no extra compensation. Although they have suggested changes during the annual survey of employee satisfaction, management refuses to consider another system for compensatory pay. A trained member listened to both nurses and management to make recommendations that were not legally binding. This type of settlement is termed:

ANS:  C

Mediation enlists the help of a trained person to listen to both sides; however, recommendations are not legally binding.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 257

2. A nurse has been asked to serve as the charge nurse on the evening shift. The agency where the nurse is employed is considering unionization. If the charge nurse position is accepted, this nurse:

ANS:  A

Serving as charge nurse is part of a nurse’s professional role and not a management function.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   pp. 263-264

3. A nurse has heard rumors that other nurses are interested in unionizing but knows little about the purpose of unions. The nurse’s first action is to:

ANS:  D

The National Nurses United website gives information about collective bargaining for nurses.

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 259

4. Nurses in a nonprofit hospital have expressed an interest in forming a union to secure fair wages and ensure client safety. To form a core support group of nurses, the union organizer can conduct meetings to gather initial information:

ANS:  C

The union representative meets with laborers (staff nurses) at a nonwork setting to gather information about grievances.

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 260