Rationale:
As previously noted, to substantiate their position, some of the opponents of fair distribution of Break Relief and Action Team assignments have claimed that only a small group of our ICU nurses (about 20%) possess “merit and capability” and are “skilful” enough to perform in a role Break Relief RN basically suggesting that vast majority of our ICU nurses (about 80%) nurses are incompetent to perform in a role of Break Relief RN. To the contrast, the Union strongly believes that every ICU RN must be competent to practice in ICU environment, and that to be a competent ICU Nurse means to have knowledge, skills, and ability to manage and perform effectively in rapidly changing situations. To test if our ICU nurses agree with the Union’s position, the Union has included the following question in the survey:
Do you agree that among the other things, to be a competent ICU nurse also means to have knowledge, skills and ability to manage and effectively perform in rapidly changing situations ?
