One of the staff nurses was attending graduate school to learn more about critical care. The nurse manager asked the staff nurse to develop policies and procedures for the new cardiac rehabilitation program that was to be opened the next year
According to Argyris's psychological energy theory, the nurse manager was:
a.
Decreasing the staff nurse's productivity
b.
Increasing the staff nurse's morale
c.
Matching the staff nurse's talents with the job
d.
Increasing the staff nurse's motivation
ANS: C
Argyris suggests that management match personnel and jobs by taking advantage of people's talents and interests, making jobs interesting and challenging, helping personnel satisfy their needs for self-actualization, and improving interpersonal relationships.
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