A Nurse Comes to the Unit Manager to Report a Coworker's

question 2

Multiple Choice

A nurse comes to the unit manager to report a coworker's behavioral changes. The nurse has noticed that the coworker's handwriting has become shaky and illegible, that the coworker has mood swings, and that the coworker has had increased tardiness. Which of the following should be the manager's first action?

• A) Meet with the coworker in private and discuss the behaviors.
• B) Meet with other staff to determine if the coworker has issues at home.
• C) Meet with human resources (HR) to determine the best method to terminate the employee's employment.
• D) Collect additional information regarding behaviors, absenteeism, or tardiness.

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Definitions:

Humanistic Approaches

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person, looking at human behavior not only through the eyes of the observer but through the eyes of the person doing the behaving.

Conditions of Worth

Standards that one feels they must adhere to in order to earn positive regard from others.

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Unconditional Positive Regard

An attitude of acceptance and support toward a person regardless of what the person says or does, originally described in the context of client-centered therapy.