The unit nurses take turns filling the charge nurse role. Which statement reveals risk for development of role conflict in these nurses?
1. "I think I do a better job as charge nurse than the other nurses."
2. "I like being charge nurse better than being a staff nurse."
3. "Sometimes it is just faster to do things myself."
4. "I have difficulty with understanding report from the previous shift."
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Rationale 1: Thinking that one does a good job in a role is not an example of role conflict.
Rationale 2: Liking one role better than the other is not a symptom of role conflict.
Rationale 3: Interrole conflict occurs when the differences between being a staff nurse (doing it myself) and a charge nurse (direct someone else to do the task) become stressful. The nurse suffering from this conflict may well "switch over" to the other role in the interest of getting a task done quickly or well.
Rationale 4: Having difficulty understanding report is not a symptom of role conflict.
Global Rationale:
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