Which situation most closely personifies an effective nurse manager empowering staff?
1. The nurse manager allows the charge nurse to work on the nursing schedule.
2. The nurses on the unit work to find ways to save on unit supplies.
3. The nurse manager uses incentives to help control call-ins.
4. Staff nurses are expected to mentor new staff starting on the unit.
Answer: 2
Rationale: The nurse manager who empowers staff gives them power to do what needs to be done. Thus, the nurses working to find ways to control the cost of unit supplies are the best example of empowerment. The nurse manager who allows the charge nurse to work on the schedule is not empowering the nurse to do something on her own. Using incentives is not empowerment, as it coerces behavior from individuals. Meeting expectations is not empowerment in and of itself. If the nurses mentored new staff starting on the unit because they felt empowered to make the unit a better place, this would be the best example of empowering staff.
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