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A Family Is Keeping Vigil at a Critically Ill Patient's

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A family is keeping vigil at a critically ill patient's bedside.The nurse approaches the unit manager with concern over the family dynamics for the patient concerned there are patient-family conflicts based on patient's wishes.The nurse suggests that the patient's provider may need to discuss the treatment plan with the family.The unit manager states he will arrange a discussion with the patient's provider and ask the nurse to support the provider's decisions.What is the role of the nurse in this situation?


Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

is the tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors when judging others' behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Supervisor's Expectations

The set of standards or goals that a supervisor or manager holds for their employees, influencing how work is performed and evaluated.

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