Which situation best exemplifies the nurse manager as a team builder?
1. Every year, the nurse manager does staff member evaluations to determine pay
raises.
2. The nurse manager controls the staff meetings so the staff can get back to work
quickly.
3. The nurse manager encourages exemplary task performance on the unit.
4. The nurse manager posts the unit's positive accomplishments from the past month
in the break room.
Answer: 4
Rationale: Building the team up by praising team accomplishments best exemplifies the nurse manager as team builder. For the nurse manager, allowing little time for discussion at staff meetings and encouraging exemplary task performance do not exemplify team building because these tend to foster individualization instead of team players. Individual performance evaluations also do not exemplify team building.
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A) Assessment process
B) Outcomes analysis
C) Nursing interventions
D) Nursing process