Lee, the head nurse in ER, has attempted to meet Jillian, one of her staff RNs, for several days to discuss concerns about Jillian's relationships with her team members
Lee hopes to offer Jillian coaching so that Jillian's relationships can be more satisfying for Jillian and her team members. Each time Lee and Jillian set a time to meet, Jillian phones in sick. In this situation, Lee and Jil-lian are demonstrating: a. Similar conflict management strategies.
b. Escalation of conflict.
c. Avoidance and compromise strategies.
d. Competing and compromise strategies.
C
Jillian is demonstrating avoidance by staying away from meetings to discuss her team relation-ships, and Lee is demonstrating compromise by offering coaching in return for Jillian's being able to engage in more satisfying relationships.
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