A Key Skill in Today's Healthcare Environment Is the Ability

question 31

Multiple Choice

A key skill in today's healthcare environment is the ability to collaborate with others. A nurse identifies need to improve in this area. Which skills or traits would be essential for an effective nurse manager to develop to improve collaboration with others? Select all that apply.

• A) Flexibility
• B) The ability to share information and ideas
• C) A service orientation
• D) A desire to work hard
• E) The ability to listen to others

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Definitions:

Potential Cause

An element or factor that might bring about a certain effect or outcome, not yet proven as the definitive cause.

Covariation Principle

A concept in social psychology indicating that behavior is attributed to potential causes that co-occur consistently with the observed effect.

Covariation Principle

A principle used to explain how people attribute cause; they note the pattern between the presence or absence of possible causal factors and whether the behavior occurs.

Inference

The process of drawing conclusions from available evidence or premises, often used in reasoning and problem-solving.