Sarah Is a Nursing Graduate of 5 Years Who Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Sarah is a nursing graduate of 5 years who is very confident in her clinical skills.She has taken some certificate courses in leadership and management and has considered beginning a graduate degree with this focus.She is excited about being able to use her knowledge and interest by being hired as a nurse manager.Before beginning her new position,Sarah spends time with her nurse executive to clarify the executive's expectations of her and of the unit that she has been hired to manage.Sarah finds that she has begun to think negatively about the way nursing care is delivered on her nursing unit.She often wishes that she was back on her old unit and in her familiar staff nurse role.This behavior:

• A) is natural when assuming a new position.
• B) diverts energy from internalization of Sarah's new role.
• C) is justified if practices are deficient on the new unit.
• D) reflects Sarah's astuteness as a clinician.