Chapter 18: Collective Bargaining:
Traditional (Union) and Non-traditional
Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is educating coworkers on the establishment of collective bargaining.
The nurse knows the teaching has been successful when a coworker states which
of the following?
a. “Collective bargaining is still not recognized by hospitals.”
b. “Nurse activists believed in a unified voice for nurses.”
c. “Nurse activists wanted to option of working more hours.”.
d. “Collective bargaining is not effective.”
ANS: B
Nurse activists created the National Nurses United because they believed in the
creation of a powerful, national, independent, and unified voice for union nurses.
Collective bargaining is recognized in hospitals in states where it is effective. The
other statements are not accurate of collective bargaining.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating
REF: p. 399 OBJ: Identify the milestones in the history of collective
bargaining. TOP: The evolution of collective bargaining in nursing MSC:
NCLEX®: Not applicable
,2. A charge nurse is providing education to coworkers on state nursing associations.
The charge nurse judges that the teaching has been effective when a coworker
states which of the following?
a. “These professional associations address nursing practice.”
b. “These professional associations have limited ability to support nursing.”
c. “These professional associations protect the rights of physicians.”
d. “These professional associations are managed by hospital administrators.”
ANS: A.
State nursing associations have represented nurses since 1946. They are multipurpose
and are involved in many activities such as addressing nursing practice. These
organizations do not protect the rights of physicians and are not managed by hospital
administrators.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating REF: p. 400
OBJ: Compare traditional and non-traditional collective bargaining models.
TOP: Who represents nurses for collective bargaining? MSC: NCLEX®: Not
applicable
3. A union nurse is educating a new nurse on common issues faced by nurses today.
The union nurse knows that the teaching has been effective when the new nurse
states
a. “There are no common issues; nurses faces different issues based on their
jobs.”
b. “Today, there are no issues because of the advancement of technology.” .
c. “Hospitals are well staffed so personnel shouldn’t be an issue.”
d. “Hospitals frequently mandate nurse overtime due to staffing shortages.”
ANS: D.
Common issues today include staffing shortages that lead to mandating nurses to
work overtime. Nursing shortages create issues that cannot be fixed by advances in
, technology and leave hospitals inadequately staffed. Although each nurse faces
different issues based on the job, collectively nurses experienced many of the same
issues in their day-to-day nursing activities.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating REF: p. 408
OBJ: Identify conditions that may lead nurses to seek traditional or non-
traditional collective bargaining. TOP: Common issues
MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable .
4. Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of collective bargaining in
the workplace?
a. “Collective bargaining is not useful in the professional workplace.”
b. “Collective bargaining is used by nurses to control their practice.”
c. “Collective bargaining is used by managers to control nurses.”
d. “Collective bargaining is always an adversarial process in the
workplace.”.
ANS: B
Collective bargaining is used by nurses to control their practice by redistributing
power within the health care organization. It is not used by managers to control
nurses. It is used in the workplace. Traditional collective bargaining has been
considered an adversarial process. Non-traditional collective bargaining or interest-
based bargaining (IBB) attempts to problem solve issues between staff and
management in a shared governance approach.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding
REF: p. 398.
OBJ: Identify the positive and negative aspects of traditional and non-
traditional collective bargaining.
TOP: The debate over collective bargaining MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
Traditional (Union) and Non-traditional
Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is educating coworkers on the establishment of collective bargaining.
The nurse knows the teaching has been successful when a coworker states which
of the following?
a. “Collective bargaining is still not recognized by hospitals.”
b. “Nurse activists believed in a unified voice for nurses.”
c. “Nurse activists wanted to option of working more hours.”.
d. “Collective bargaining is not effective.”
ANS: B
Nurse activists created the National Nurses United because they believed in the
creation of a powerful, national, independent, and unified voice for union nurses.
Collective bargaining is recognized in hospitals in states where it is effective. The
other statements are not accurate of collective bargaining.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating
REF: p. 399 OBJ: Identify the milestones in the history of collective
bargaining. TOP: The evolution of collective bargaining in nursing MSC:
NCLEX®: Not applicable
,2. A charge nurse is providing education to coworkers on state nursing associations.
The charge nurse judges that the teaching has been effective when a coworker
states which of the following?
a. “These professional associations address nursing practice.”
b. “These professional associations have limited ability to support nursing.”
c. “These professional associations protect the rights of physicians.”
d. “These professional associations are managed by hospital administrators.”
ANS: A.
State nursing associations have represented nurses since 1946. They are multipurpose
and are involved in many activities such as addressing nursing practice. These
organizations do not protect the rights of physicians and are not managed by hospital
administrators.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating REF: p. 400
OBJ: Compare traditional and non-traditional collective bargaining models.
TOP: Who represents nurses for collective bargaining? MSC: NCLEX®: Not
applicable
3. A union nurse is educating a new nurse on common issues faced by nurses today.
The union nurse knows that the teaching has been effective when the new nurse
states
a. “There are no common issues; nurses faces different issues based on their
jobs.”
b. “Today, there are no issues because of the advancement of technology.” .
c. “Hospitals are well staffed so personnel shouldn’t be an issue.”
d. “Hospitals frequently mandate nurse overtime due to staffing shortages.”
ANS: D.
Common issues today include staffing shortages that lead to mandating nurses to
work overtime. Nursing shortages create issues that cannot be fixed by advances in
, technology and leave hospitals inadequately staffed. Although each nurse faces
different issues based on the job, collectively nurses experienced many of the same
issues in their day-to-day nursing activities.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Evaluation/Evaluating REF: p. 408
OBJ: Identify conditions that may lead nurses to seek traditional or non-
traditional collective bargaining. TOP: Common issues
MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable .
4. Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of collective bargaining in
the workplace?
a. “Collective bargaining is not useful in the professional workplace.”
b. “Collective bargaining is used by nurses to control their practice.”
c. “Collective bargaining is used by managers to control nurses.”
d. “Collective bargaining is always an adversarial process in the
workplace.”.
ANS: B
Collective bargaining is used by nurses to control their practice by redistributing
power within the health care organization. It is not used by managers to control
nurses. It is used in the workplace. Traditional collective bargaining has been
considered an adversarial process. Non-traditional collective bargaining or interest-
based bargaining (IBB) attempts to problem solve issues between staff and
management in a shared governance approach.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding
REF: p. 398.
OBJ: Identify the positive and negative aspects of traditional and non-
traditional collective bargaining.
TOP: The debate over collective bargaining MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
