The administration of a health care system advertises that it promotes "a healthy work environment
" Which events would cause a nurse working in this system to question this statement? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The nurse collaborating with physical therapy to establish mutually agreeable treatment schedules lobbies physicians to support nursing's position in any disagreements.
2. When staff nurses ask for the nurse manager's opinion on client care issues, the response is frequently, "I'll leave that decision up to you."
3. Administration has developed a plan in which each week two nurses from each unit are recognized as "best nurse of the week."
4. The nurse managers of each unit make a true effort to provide adequate staffing on each shift.
5. The nurse executive communicates with managers mostly by email.
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: The collaboration characteristic of a healthy work environment is "true collaboration." Lobbying for physician support is not true collaboration.
Rationale 2: Effective decision making is a characteristic of a healthy work environment. If the staff nurse was comfortable making a decision without input, the nurse would not ask for help.
Rationale 3: Recognition should be meaningful. Recognizing two nurses from each unit each week is not meaningful.
Rationale 4: Appropriate staffing is a tenet of a healthy work environment.
Rationale 5: While email is a convenient method of communication, it should not be the only method employed.
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