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A new interim manager is creating the schedule for a nursing unit. She has scheduled a new nurse for seven midnight shifts in a row, with 2 days off, then two day shifts (7 AM to 3 PM) on, 2 days off, and so on.
 
  The new nurse discussed her concerns with the new interim manager. She also brings research articles to support her case of working numerous consecutive shifts and the potential health impact of fluctuations in day-night schedules. The manager explains that the unit is short-staffed and asks the nurse to try to find schedule changes with her peers. This scenario depicts a ____. a. Barrier to developing excellence
  b. Respectful attitude toward employees
  c. Sensitivity to the new nurse's feelings
  d. Transformational management style

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Nurse managers can create an environment that is devoted to health care safety by doing which of the following (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Adopting and embracing the concept of disciplining staff who commit errors
  b. Learning the concepts and tools related to quality improvement and quality assurance
  c. Becoming a role model for staff and peers in practicing health care safety concepts
  d. Encouraging staff to be constantly vigilant in identifying potential risks in the care environment
  e. Creating a sense of partnership with pa-tients and families to promote communi-cation about safety concerns and soliciting their suggestions to correct and prevent potential risks



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Answer to Question 1

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Behaviors that reflect a lack of concern for individuals and contempt for employees create bar-riers to developing excellence in organizations.

Answer to Question 2

C, D, E
Nurse managers can personally create an environment that is devoted to health care safety by doing the following: learning the concepts and tools related to risk identification, analysis, and error reduction; adopting and embracing the concept of nonpunitive error reporting; advocating for the establishment of a nonpunitive culture if it is not currently a strong ideal within the or-ganization; encouraging staff to be constantly vigilant in identifying potential risks in the care environment; creating a sense of partnership with patients and families to promote communica-tion about safety concerns and soliciting their suggestions to correct and prevent potential risks; and becoming a role model for staff and peers in practicing health care safety concepts.





 

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