The nurse manager observed that the patients' trash cans were not being emptied by the night shift personnel. The nurse manager decided to set up a rotation schedule so that all night shift personnel would be responsible for emptying the trash cans
This is an example of:
a.
Preventing workplace civility
b.
Preventing burnout
c.
Preventing horizontal violence
d.
Preventing vertical violence
ANS: B
The manager can help prevent burnout by rotating undesirable as well as popular and unpopular tasks.
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