Author Question: A common source of conflict in nursing occurs when nurses are expected to perform the work of other ... (Read 31 times)

mwit1967 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

A common source of conflict in nursing occurs when nurses are expected to perform the work of other employees or disciplines in addition to their nursing care. This type of conflict is related to:

a. power division.
b. resource allocation.
c. role overload.
d. personal behavior.

Question 2

Nurses who engage in in-fighting, seek physician support against nursing colleagues, and avoid political advocacy through membership in nursing organizations:

a. Refuse to believe that they are acting like members of groups that suffer socioeco-nomic oppression.
b. Do not understand how their failure to exercise power can limit the power of the whole profession.
c. Purposefully choose to exercise their power in the workplace through indirect means.
d. Suffer from learned helplessness as a re-sult of abuse by powerful nurse execu-tives.

bookworm410 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Role overload is a common source of nursing conflict. It occurs when nurses are expected to perform the work of other employees or disciplines in addition to providing nursing care. The result of overload often is burnout.

Answer to Question 2

B
Becoming an active, productive, collegial member of groups and teams within the workplace and in professional associations and community groups ensures that the nursing voice is heard on healthcare issues and problems and is an appropriate exercise of power.