A hospital is recruiting nurses for its Intensive Care Unit. The criteria for selection are as follows:
a. Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
b. Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
c. Minimum of years of experience in Critical Care Nursing.
d. Score of marks in a competency-based interview.
e. If the candidate does not have ACLS certification, the case is to be referred to the senior specialist.
f. If the candidate does not score minimum marks in the interview, the case is to be referred to Head of Nursing Department.
g. If the candidate satisfies all other qualifications except work experience, the case is to be referred to the Director of the Centre.
Based on the scenario, what course of action should be taken for Priya Singh?
Scenario: B.Sc. Nursing, ACLS certified, Scored marks in the interview. Experience of years including years in Intensive Care Units.
- ACase is to be referred to the Head of Nursing Department for further review
- BCandidate is to be selected for the nursing position
- CCandidate is not to be selected
- DData is inadequate to make a decision
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's map Priya Singh's qualifications against the given criteria:
* Criterion a (Bachelor's degree in Nursing): She has a B.Sc. Nursing Satisfied.
* Criterion b (ACLS Certification): She is ACLS certified Satisfied.
*Criterion c (Min years of experience in Critical Care Nursing):** She has years of experience in Intensive Care Units (ICU is part of Critical Care) Satisfied.
*Criterion d (Min marks in interview):** She scored marks Satisfied.
Since she satisfies all the primary selection criteria (a, b, c, and d), she qualifies directly for selection. Referrals (e, f, g) are not required.
* Criterion a (Bachelor's degree in Nursing): She has a B.Sc. Nursing Satisfied.
* Criterion b (ACLS Certification): She is ACLS certified Satisfied.
*Criterion c (Min years of experience in Critical Care Nursing):** She has years of experience in Intensive Care Units (ICU is part of Critical Care) Satisfied.
*Criterion d (Min marks in interview):** She scored marks Satisfied.
Since she satisfies all the primary selection criteria (a, b, c, and d), she qualifies directly for selection. Referrals (e, f, g) are not required.