Five Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) Are Assigned to a Hospital

Multiple Choice

Five licensed practical nurses (LPNs) are assigned to a hospital ward; four are women and one is a man. The nursing supervisor commits a micro-inequity when she says to a visiting financial contributor to the hospital,

A) "You will find that LPNs are among the most caring in the nursing field."
B) "Our LPNs are as good as doctors when it comes to devotion to duty."
C) "Our LPNs are as good as RNs (registered nurses) when it comes to devotion to duty."
D) "Any patient on our ward will receive the loving care a woman devoted to nursing is capable of giving."