The nurse manager is facilitating the work of a collaborative team whose mission is to negotiate employment contracts with physicians. The nurse manager does not want to compromise the nurses' concerns in favor of the doctors' concerns
Which strategies would facilitate this outcome? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Accommodating
2. Compromising
3. Smoothing
4. Collaborating
5. Competing
4,5
Rationale 1: Accommodating is an unassertive tactic used when individuals neglect their own concerns in favor of others' concerns.
Rationale 2: In a compromise, neither party gets what they want.
Rationale 3: Smoothing is usually only effective for small problems and does not protect the interests of one party against the other.
Rationale 4: Collaborating focuses on solving the problem and satisfying both parties' concerns.
Rationale 5: Competing is a victory for one side and a loss for the other.
Global Rationale:
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