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Which is an example of job crafting? A doctor uses his interest in producing music to creating a more pleasant ambience for family members in waiting rooms A social worker changes jobs because the new job gives him more autonomy A call center employee spends more time making calls to potential donors after learning that her work helps pay for students’ scholarships A salesperson uses a new sales strategy and sets company records for sales in a year

You are on the corner of Eddy St Commons trying to increase the number of people signed up as organ donors.  You approach someone on the street.  First, you ask them whether or not they think donating organs is the right thing to do (to which they answer “yes”).  Second, you tell them how many people in Indiana are registered organ donors.  You then ask them to sign up. The first tactic reflects ___________, whereas the second is ____________.

Michelle manages a team of four employees.  A researcher gives “intelligence questionnaires” to the four employees:  Claire, Craig, Karl, and Kim. The researcher then tells Michelle that Claire and Karl have superior talent and potential.  In reality, the researcher randomly picked which two employees would be deemed superior.  Nonetheless, we would expect… Michelle will set higher expectations for Claire and Karl Michelle will give Claire and Karl more challenging assignments and more feedback Michelle will engage in behaviors that increase Claire’s and Karl’s confidence Over time, Claire and Karl will outperform Craig and Kim at work

Imagine you are supervising a group of employees. While meeting with your best employee for her yearly performance review, you state, “The financial model you put together was fantastic. You are an excel genius! However, an area for improvement is your ability to make decisions under pressure.” Which of the following describes a mistake you made in this interaction? The type of feedback you provided about her excel work is likely to foster a fixed mindset You did not provide any negative feedback about the financial model You did not end with a piece of positive feedback The decision to start with positive feedback and end with negative feedback will leave the employee less motivated to change her decision-making behavior You provided insufficient recognition

According to the HBR case about “Rent the Runway” the co-founders conducted three experiments to test out their business idea.  What did they learn from the final experiment?

Positive moods/emotions… Broaden our thinking Motivate us to interact with other people Increase the likelihood of committing the anchoring bias

2 tsp=________mL

As discussed in class and the reading, a SMART goal is:

During a 12-hour shift, a patient has an IV infusion of Lactated Ringers infusing at 125 mL/hr.  The patient also had the following oral intake:  4-oz of apple juice, 180 mL iced tea, and 8 oz water.  Calculate the total input for this patient expressed in mL.

The prescriber has ordered hydroxyzine 30 mg IM every 12 hours. Safe dose range is 0.5-1 mg/kg/dose. The patient weighs 50 Ibs. a) What is the safe range/dose? _______________________mg (if rounding needed, round to the tenth) b) Would the nurse administer this medication and why?________________________