Over the past year, an experienced psychiatric–mental health nurse has been having negative interactions with other nurses that he works with
One day when he knew the unit would be very busy, he called in sick because he knew it would make the shift difficult for the other nurses. What is this nurse's behavior an example of?
A) Aggressiveness
B) Assertiveness
C) Passive-aggressiveness
D) Passive-assertiveness
Ans: C
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Passive-aggressive behavior undermines the effectiveness of other nurses' work. An example of passive-aggressive behavior is when a nurse resists requests for adequate daily performance but expresses this resistance "indirectly," hence the description as "passive." Such resistance might take the form of procrastination, calling in sick, dawdling, intentional inefficiency, or "forgetfulness."
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