Two Staff Nurses Are in Conflict About the Summer Vacation

question 1

Multiple Choice

Two staff nurses are in conflict about the summer vacation schedule. The nurse manager is contemplating assigning both nurses to a task that will require frequent contact with each other, hoping that they will resolve the issue themselves. What should the manager consider before making this assignment? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) What is the anxiety level of the nurses in regard to the vacation schedule?
• B) Have the nurses ever worked together before on a project?
• C) Will the conflict decrease the efficiency of the unit while the nurses are self-solving the issue?
• D) How intense is the conflict about vacation scheduling?
• E) Are the nurses talking to the rest of the staff about the conflict?

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