A Nurse Manager Is Trying to Manage a Conflict Between

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is trying to manage a conflict between a staff nurse and a medical student. Which statement by the manager would the nursing supervisor interpret as following the rules of basic mediation?

• A) "Both parties need to grow up. They are so immature."
• B) "The problem is partially the fault of both parties."
• C) "I stopped the conversation frequently to have the parties summarize what was being said."
• D) "They just went on and on. I had to stop the discussion because I was out of time."

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