A psychiatric nurse clinician is heard calling nurse educators "the experts" and frequently refers to nurse administrators and researchers as "those who know it all.". This nurse can be assessed as having a problem with:
a. ethics.
b. education.
c. collegiality.
d. resource use.
C
Collegiality means regarding other nurses as partners in caregiving who are valued and respected for their unique contributions regardless of educational, experiential, or specialty background. It suggests that nurses view themselves as members of a profession and that nurses trust, remain loyal to, and demonstrate commitment to other nurses.
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A) True B) False