The nurse manager wants to ensure that consensus has been reached at the monthly staff meeting. Consensus occurs when the committee members agree that they can live with the decision even if it is not the decision they would prefer
One way for the nurse manager to help build consensus among the committee members is to:
a.
Help them understand their responsibilities
b.
Evaluate their work
c.
Implement their decisions
d.
Involve them in critical and creative thinking
ANS: D
To build consensus, the nurse manager (or chairperson) listens to all committee members, uses the ideas, and gets people onto the team by involving them in critical thinking, creative thinking, and realistic critiquing of ideas.
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