A nurse is frustrated about being scheduled on a holiday that had been requested off, but a new nurse with less seniority was given the holiday off. Which action by the nurse shows accommo-dation?
a. The nurse works out a schedule change with the new nurse.
b. The nurse doesn't bring the issue to the attention of the new nurse but feels angry and frustrated.
c. The nurse works the holiday while the new nurse has the day off.
d. The nurse requests to have the day before the holiday off.
C
Accommodation occurs when the nurse decides to work the holiday while the new nurse has the holiday off. Collaboration occurs when the nurses work out a schedule change. Avoidance occurs when the nurse doesn't bring the issue to the attention of the new nurse but feels angry and frustrated. Compromise occurs when the nurse requests to have the day before the holiday off.
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