A group of nurse managers are planning an in-service for new nurse managers. The AACN Standards for a Healthy Work Environment will be presented. Which of the following should be included in the information?
1. Clinical skills are more important than communication skills.
2. The critical partners in the organization are physicians, members of the administration and nurse managers.
3. Staff nurses must embrace authentic leadership and value it to ensure an effectively running patient care unit.
4. True collaboration must be promoted to ensure a healthy work environment.
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Rationale: The AACN Standards for a Healthy Work environment stress the value of true collaboration. Communication skills and clinical skills have equal importance. Critical partners in the organization must include all members of the nursing staff not simply management team members. The nurse leader must embrace authentic leadership and lead by example to ensure effectively running patient care areas.
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