The nurse manager is facilitating a collaborative team whose mission is to negotiate employment contracts with physicians. The nurse manager does not want to compromise the nurses? concerns in favor of the doctors
Which strategies would facilitate this outcome? Select all that apply. 1. Accommodating
2. Compromising
3. Smoothing
4. Collaborating
5. Competing
4, 5
Explanation: 1. Collaborating focuses on solving the problem and satisfying both parties? concerns. Competing
is used when an all-out effort to make a critical decision is needed. Accommodating is
incorrect because accommodating is an unassertive tactic used when individuals neglect their
own concerns in favor of others. Compromising is incorrect because compromising means
neither parties get what they want. Smoothing is incorrect because smoothing is only effective
for minor problems.
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