A nurse manager is assigning additional duties to the day shift nurses to keep the unit orderly and running smoothly. Which assignment would be the best for a right-brain–dominant nurse?
a. Clean up the break room by noon.
b. Assist with completing a unit project, based on specific rules and guidelines.
c. Create a poster board in honor of Nurse's Week.
d. Take part in a meeting regarding unit pol-icies.
C
Right-brain—dominant people resist rules and schedules and prefer to complete activities on their own time. Creating a poster board in honor of Nurse's Week gives the right-brain–dominant nurse a chance to create in a personal way without rules and restrictions. Cleaning up the break room by noon, assisting with a unit project guided by rules and specific guidelines, and taking part in a unit policy meeting would be better suited for a left-brain–dominant nurse (structure, organization, rules, time limits, and priorities are important).
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