The nurse manager has decided that the only way to deal with an issue is to use coercive power. What strategy is important for this nurse manager to employ?
1. Administer behavioral warnings in public to alert other staff to the seriousness of the issue.
2. Reduce punishments for noncompliance after the majority of staff members have complied.
3. Wait at least 72 hours prior to responding to infractions so as to better control emotions during the meeting.
4. Investigate to get the facts of potential infractions before responding to them.
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Rationale 1: Behavioral warnings and punishments should always be done in private.
Rationale 2: Punishment for noncompliance should be fair and consistently applied.
Rationale 3: Infractions should be promptly addressed after the manager is certain of the facts.
Rationale 4: The manager should always investigate to get facts to avoid jumping to conclusions.
Global Rationale:
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