A newly licensed nurse working on a unit committee challenges every detail of a proposal the committee is developing. How should other committee members interpret this behavior?
1. This nurse is too inexperienced to realize the behavior is inappropriate.
2. This nurse is learning to be creative.
3. This nurse believes that new nurses are more knowledgeable than those who have worked several years.
4. This nurse misunderstands the work of the committee.
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Rationale 1: This behavior is not inappropriate.
Rationale 2: Challenging details is a part of the preparation portion of learning to be creative.
Rationale 3: There is no indication that this is the belief of this nurse.
Rationale 4: There is no indication that this nurse does not understand the work of the committee.
Global Rationale:
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