Two staff nurses are in conflict about the summer vacation schedule. The nurse manager is contemplating assigning both nurses to a task that will require frequent contact with each other, hoping that they will resolve the issue themselves
What should the manager consider before making this assignment? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. What is the anxiety level of the nurses in regard to the vacation schedule?
2. Have the nurses ever worked together before on a project?
3. Will the conflict decrease the efficiency of the unit while the nurses are self-solving the issue?
4. How intense is the conflict about vacation scheduling?
5. Are the nurses talking to the rest of the staff about the conflict?
1,3,4
Rationale 1: If there is high anxiety about the issue, assigning the nurses to a task together is likely not a good idea.
Rationale 2: Whether or not the nurses have worked together before is not a critical consideration.
Rationale 3: If the efficiency of the unit is in jeopardy, the manager should intervene.
Rationale 4: If the conflict regarding vacation scheduling is intense, the nurse manager should abandon this plan.
Rationale 5: It is likely that the rest of the staff already knows about the conflict and that the nurses involved have discussed it. This is not a factor in deciding on a plan.
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