A Patient Says,"The People I Work with Hate Me Even

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient says,"The people I work with hate me even though I'm given the hardest assignment.My boss makes it look like I'm doing less than the others." An appropriate response by the nurse would be:

• A) "It seems like you're in a very difficult position. No job is worth that kind of stress. Why not change jobs?"
• B) "You can't have the hardest assignment and yet your co-workers don't see that and hate you. How can you be so sure that you're hated?"
• C) "I think you should sit down and talk out your feelings with your boss. Perhaps you can come to a more agreeable situation with your co-workers."
• D) "Let me see if I understand. Your assignment appears to be easy, but it is really difficult. You feel your co-workers won't see that it's hard, and they'll hate you."

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