This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Two staff members were experiencing an interpersonal conflict. They agreed to have the nurse manager ... (Read 100 times)

Yi-Chen

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
Two staff members were experiencing an interpersonal conflict. They agreed to have the nurse manager present while discussing the problem. The nurse manager's role would be that of:
 
  a. Compromiser
  b. Collaborator
  c. Mediator
  d. Complainer

Question 2

The nurse manager of a long-term care facility was mediating an interpersonal conflict between a staff nurse and a nurse's aide who worked together on the night shift. One strategy that the nurse manager used was to:
 
  a. Allow each staff member to blame the other
  b. Encourage the staff nurse to tell her side of the story
  c. Allow the nurse's aide to tell the staff nurse which of her personality traits bothered him
  d. Encourage each staff member to listen to the other's point of view



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

honnalora

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 325
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The leader or manager, if present, should act as a mediator and ask the complainant to explain the perceived problem to the opponent.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
One helpful mediating strategy is to encourage each party to listen actively and try to understand the other person's point of view.





 

Did you know?

Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

Did you know?

As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.

Did you know?

Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library