A key skill in today's healthcare environment is the ability to collaborate with others. A nurse identifies need to improve in this area
Which skills or traits would be essential for an effective nurse manager to develop to improve collaboration with others? Select all that apply. 1. Flexibility
2. The ability to share information and ideas
3. A service orientation
4. A desire to work hard
5. The ability to listen to others
1, 2, 5
Explanation: 1. In order to collaborate effectively, the nurse must be flexible, must be willing to listen to others and include them in his or her work, and work together toward the best solution to any problems that might arise.
2. In order to collaborate effectively, the nurse must be flexible, must be willing to listen to others and include them in his or her work, and must work together toward the best solution to any problems that might arise.
3. While a service orientation is common among nurses, it is not an essential trait for collaboration.
4. This is not an essential skill for ability to collaborate.
5. In order to collaborate effectively, the nurse must be flexible, must be willing to listen to others and include them in his or her work, and must work together toward the best solution to any problems that might arise.
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