After several near-incidents during procedures, the nurse manager is increasingly concerned about how nursing staff communicates with physician staff. Which advice from the manager would be most beneficial to the nursing staff?
1. "Don't forget, you are just as good as they are."
2. "Physicians just don't listen as well as nurses."
3. "Let's review the steps of the procedures that we know are the biggest problems."
4. "I'm going to listen to the physicians, but I think most of the problem lies with them, not the nurses."
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Rationale 1: This statement sets up an "us against them" mentality. This mindset does not support respect for the physicians and could make communication more difficult.
Rationale 2: This statement sets up an "us against them" mentality. This mindset does not support communication.
Rationale 3: The nurse manager should ensure that the nursing staff is competent in the procedures that are causing problems by reviewing the steps of the procedures with them.
Rationale 4: The preconceived notion that the problems are the fault of the physicians would make open and honest communication more difficult.
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