Nurse 1: "The manager told me that you and I have to change work schedules to accommodate Jim. That means we will both have to work days and nights in the same week. There's nothing we can do about it."
Nurse 2: "Let's take a minute and look at the possible alternatives.". What is the best assessment of this situation? a. Nurse 1 is exhibiting reactive behavior, and Nurse 2 is being proactive.
b. Nurse 1 is exhibiting a sense of empo-werment, and Nurse 2 is behaving code-pendently.
c. Jim and the nurse manager have formed a coalition with the goal of dominating oth-er staff.
d. The nurse manager is evidencing good self-esteem by daring to take an unpopular action that will expose criticism.
A
Whereas nurse 1 is reacting to the situation, nurse 2 is taking time to assess the situation more thoroughly and see what choices they might have. Many of us go through life never realizing that we have many choices. You can choose to respond to people and situations rather than react. It is important to assess the situation and see what options are available and what the consequence of the options might be. Exercising our choice potential also entails that we act responsibly toward others. Codependent behavior is a type of control or enabling behavior. Empowerment is the power to do something and acting self-confidently to do so. The question is asking about the as-sessment of nurse 1 and nurse 2 responses, not the nurse manager.
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