The nurse manager holds a regular Wednesday meeting with the charge nurses on the unit. There is no new information to discuss this Wednesday. What should the manager do?
1. Hold the meeting so that the charge nurses do not feel that the meetings are not important.
2. Hold the meeting, but only meet for 10 minutes instead of the usual 60 minutes.
3. Reschedule the meeting for Thursday.
4. Cancel the meeting.
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Rationale 1: There is no reason to hold a meeting that is not necessary.
Rationale 2: Holding a meeting that lasts only 10 minutes is a waste of the nurses' time.
Rationale 3: There is no reason to reschedule a meeting if there is no information to discuss.
Rationale 4: If there is no reason to hold a meeting, it should be canceled.
Global Rationale:
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