A New Nurse Appears to Be Second-Guessing Herself and Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

A new nurse appears to be second-guessing herself and is constantly calling on the other nurses to double-check their plan of care or rehearse what they will say to the doctor before she call on the patient's behalf. This seems to be annoying some of the nurse's coworkers. What is the nurse manager's best response?

• A) Explain to coworkers that this is a characteristic of critical thinking and is important for the new nurse to improve reasoning skills.
• B) Agree with the staff and have someone follow and work more closely with a preceptor.
• C) Have a talk with the nurse and suggest asking fewer questions.
• D) Tell the staff that all new nurses go through this phase, and ignore their behavior.

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