As the Nurse Manager on a Rehab Unit,you Are Asked

question 5

Multiple Choice

As the nurse manager on a rehab unit,you are asked to come to the tub room immediately because two nursing assistants are having a loud disagreement in front of a patient.You ask the nursing assistants to meet you outside and after ensuring that a third nursing assistant is able to care for the patient,you speak with the two nursing assistants.Which of the following would you ask first?

• A) "How long have you two been working together?"
• B) "Have you experienced disagreements like this before?"
• C) "How do you think this patient's perception of her care has been changed?"
• D) "What happened to bring on this disagreement today?"

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Definitions:

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