At a large hospital,the nursemanager of the Gero-Psychdepartmentassumes that all unit nursesare performing theirdutieswell and following regulations. However,it was broughtto her attention that there have been some undocumented patient safety violations in the recent past. There is one nurse who could have been held responsiblefor the errors leading to these violations, but it is not been proven yet. Realizing that the medical errors might have resulted in liability issues, patient dissatisfaction, or improper treatment, the nurse manager is in a dilemma (due to lack of evidence) whether to forget the situation or accuse the nurse.

a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses? Explain your choices.

b) What constitutes a Type I error in this problem?

c) What is a Type II error?