Author Question: A nurse manager praises a staff nurse by saying, You are such a perfectionist and it clearly shows ... (Read 94 times)

Caiter2013 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse manager praises a staff nurse by saying, You are such a perfectionist and it clearly shows in your work. The supervisor who hears this praise is concerned for which reason?

1. Giving such high praise to a staff nurse may result in the nurse asking for a raise.
2. The manager should not praise a staff nurse so highly in front of other nurses.
3. The manager may be promoting a trait that often leads to constant stress.
4. This type of praise often leads to the nurse behaving in a superior manner when around the other nurses.

Question 2

The unit nurses take turns filling the charge nurse role. Which statement reveals risk for development of role conflict in these nurses?

1. I think I do a better job as charge nurse than the other nurses.
2. I like being charge nurse better than being a staff nurse.
3. Sometimes it is just faster to do things myself.
4. I have difficulty with understanding report from the previous shift.

bigsis44 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: There is no indication that this staff nurse will ask for a higher salary.
Rationale 2: It is fine to praise a nurse highly in front of other nurses.
Rationale 3: Perfectionism is setting unreasonably high standards for oneself, which can result in a state of constant stress.
Rationale 4: There is nothing to indicate that this is the case with this nurse.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Thinking that one does a good job in a role is not an example of role conflict.
Rationale 2: Liking one role better than the other is not a symptom of role conflict.
Rationale 3: Interrole conflict occurs when the differences between being a staff nurse (doing it myself) and a charge nurse (direct someone else to do the task) become stressful. The nurse suffering from this conflict may well switch over to the other role in the interest of getting a task done quickly or well.
Rationale 4: Having difficulty understanding report is not a symptom of role conflict.
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