An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it increasingly stressful to manage the roles of nurse, informal leader at work, and new parent at home
What suggestion by the manager might help this nurse find more life balance?
a. Limit work-related activities at home to when your baby is sleeping.
b. Try some role segmentation techniques after you leave the hospital.
c. Use role integration techniques to create a seamless blend between roles.
d. You might consider working part time until your child is older.
B
Role segmentation avoids blending any aspect of the professional role with the personal role. This is the most comprehensive suggestion the manager can give the nurse. Limiting work time at home to the baby's sleeping time might lead to sleep deprivation for the nurse. Role integration would create more blending of roles. Working part time might or might not be an option, but this still does not help the nurse separate the roles.
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