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newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Delaney, one of your staff nurses, confides that Marjorie, another nurse, has been actively telling others that you are incompetent and do not know what you are doing in relation to patient care, and that you lie to the staff about attempts to get

more staffing. Delaney says that Marjorie is derogatory towards her in front of others and tells her that she better shape up. Through tele-phone calls and conversations during breaks, she is recruiting other staff to her position. Delaney confides that most of the staff find you fair, honest, and knowledgeable. Marjorie's behavior can best be characterized as: a. Political action.
b. Bullying.
c. Building alliances.
d. Disgruntlement.

Question 2

A staff RN is writing an article for a prestigious nursing journal. The deadline is in 1 week, and she is feeling overwhelmed about completing her work.

She is unable to keep up with home management, and she is beginning to procrastinate on the project. She also has other responsibil-ities, such as taking her elderly mother grocery shopping and to health care appointments. She is married to a busy executive and has three children, all of whom are active in high school sports. Which of the following time management strategies would be helpful (select all that apply)? a. Break the project into smaller, manageable pieces.
b. Contact an elderly nurse aide helper pro-gram to assist with shopping.
c. Cut extra activities out of her schedule, such as her morning walk.
d. Delegate some of the household chores to her family.

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

Answer to Question 1

B
Workplace bullying involves aggressive and destructive behaviors such as running a smear campaign, engaging in put-downs, and excluding team members from socialization opportunities.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D
Dividing the project into smaller, manageable pieces will help make the project seem less over-whelming. Delegating other responsibilities such as housekeeping and taking her mother shopping also will relieve some of the burden she is experiencing. Exercise is important to help the nurse deal with stress and would not be wise to delete from her schedule, if possible.