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1. Avnursevmanagervofvav20-
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thevunitvtovbettervmeetvthevuniquevneedsvofvthevoldervadultvpatient.vUsingvcomplexityvprinciples,v
whatvwouldvbevthevbestvapproachvtovtakevforvimplementationvofvthisvchange?v
a. Leveragevthevhierarchicalvmanagementvpositionvtovgetvunitvstaffvinvolvedvinvassessmentvandv
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b. Engagevinvolvedvstaffvatvallvlevelsvinvthevdecision-makingvprocess.v
c. Focusvthevassessmentvonvthevunitvandvomitvthevhospitalvandvcommunityvenvironment.v
d. Hirevavgeriatricvspecialistvtovoverseevandvcontrolvthevproject.v
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Complexityvtheoryvsuggestsvthatvsystemsvinteractvandvadaptvandvthatvdecisionvmakingvoccursvth
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2. Avunitvmanagervofvav25-
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vthevpast vmonth.vHevtellsvthevmanagervthatvhevveryvmuchvwantsvtovcomevtovworkvwhenvscheduledv
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a. Linevupvagencyvnursesvwhovcanvbevcalledvinvtovworkvonvshortvnotice.v
b. Placevthevnursevonvunpaidvleavevforvthevremaindervofvhisvwife’svtreatment.v
c. Sympathizevwithvthevnurse’svdilemmavandvletvthevchargevnursevknowvthatvthisvnursevmayvbev
callingvinvfrequentlyvinvthevfuture.v
d. Workvwithvthevnurse,vstaffingvoffice,vandvothervnursesvtovarrangevhisvscheduledvdaysvoffvarou
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Placingvthevnursevonvunpaidvleavevmayvthreatenvthevnurse’svcapacityvtovmeetvphysiologicvneedsva
ndvdemotivatevthevnurse.vUnsatisfactoryvcoveragevofvshiftsvonvshortvnoticevcouldvaffectvpatientvc
arevandvthreatenvthevneedsvofvstaffvtovfeelvcompetent.vArrangingvthevschedulevaroundvthevwife’svn
eedsvmeetsvthevneedsvofvthevstaffvandvofvpatientsvwhilevsatisfyingvthevnurse’svneedvforvaffiliation.v
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3. Avgrievancevbroughtvbyvavstaffvnursevagainstvthevunitvmanagervrequiresvmediation.vAtvthevfirstvm
ediationvsession,vthevstaffvnursevrepeatedlyvcallsvthevunitvmanager’svactionsvunfair,vandvthevunitv
managervcontinuesvtovreiteratevthevreasonsvforvthevactions.vWhatvwouldvbevthevbestvcoursevofvacti
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a. Sendvthevtwovdisputantsvawayvtovreachvtheirvownvresolution.v
b. Involvevanothervstaffvnursevinvthevdiscussionvforvclarityvissues.v
c. Askveachvpartyvtovexaminevtheirvownvmotivesvandvissuesvinvthevconflict.v
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d. Continuevtovlistenvasvthevpartiesvrepeatvtheirvthoughtsvandvfeelingsvaboutvthevconflict.v
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Forvresolutionvofvconflict,vonevshouldvaddressvthevinterestsvandvinvolvementvofvparticipantsvinvth
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4. Atvavsecondvnegotiationvsession,vthevunitvmanagervandvstaffvnursevarevunablevtovreachvavresolutio
n.vWhatvisvthevappropriatevnextvstep?v
a. Arrangevanothervmeetingvinvavweek’svtimevsovasvtovallowvavcooling-offvperiod.v
b. Elevatevthevnextvnegationvsessionvtovthevnextvmanager,vonevlevelvabove.v
c. Insistvthatvparticipantsvcontinuevtovtalkvuntilvavresolutionvhasvbeenvreached.v
d. Backvthevunitvmanager’svactionsvandvendvthevdispute.v
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Partvofvleadershipvisvunderstandingvconflictvresolutionvandvabilityvtovnegotiatevandvmanagevforvre
solutionvofvissuesvandvconcerns.vThisvsituationvhasvfailedvavsecondvnegotiationvsession,velevation
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5. ThevmanagervofvavsurgicalvareavhasvavvisionvforvthevfuturevthatvrequiresvthevadditionvofvRNvassist
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Influencingvothersvrequiresvemotionalvintelligencevinvdomainsvsuchvasvempathy,vhandlingvrelati
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awarenessvinvselfvandvothers,vmotivatingvothers,vandvmanagingvemotions.vMotivatingvothersvrec
ognizesvthatvvaluesvarevpowerfulvforcesvthatvinfluencevacceptancevofvchange.vLeavingvthevRNsva
lonevforvavperiodvofvtimevbeforevimplementationvdoesvnotvprovidevopportunityvtovexplorevdiffere
ntvperspectivesvandvvalues.vAvoidingvdiscussionvuntilvthevteamvchangesvmayvnotvpromotevadopti
onvofvthevchangevuntilvtherevisvopportunityvtovexplorevperspectivesvandvvaluesvrelatedvtovthevchan
ge.vHiringvofvthevassistantsvdemonstratesvlackvofvempathyvforvthevperspectivesvofvthevRNvstaff.v
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6. AsvthevRNvchargevnursevonvthevnightvshiftvinvavsmallvlong-
termvcarevfacility,vyou’vevfoundvthatvtherevisvlittlevturnovervamongvyourvLPNvandvnursingvassista
ntv(NA)vstaffvmembers,vbutvtheyvarevnotvveryvmotivatedvtovgovbeyondvtheirvjobvdescriptionsvinvth
eirvwork.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvstrategiesvmightvmotivatevthevstaffvandvleadvtovgreatervjobvsatis
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a. AskvthevdirectorvofvnursingvtovoffervhighervwagesvandvbonusesvforvextravworkvforvthevnightvL
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makingvpowervwithinvthevscopevofvtheirvpositionsvinvthevinstitution.v
c. Hirevadditionalvstaffvsovthatvtherevarevmorevstaffvavailablevforvenhancedvcare,vandvindividualv
workloadsvarevlessened.v
d. Askvthevdirectorvofvnursingvtovincreasevjobvsecurityvforvnightvstaffvbyvhavingvthemvsignvcontr
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Hygienevfactorsvsuchvasvsalary,vworkingvconditions,vandvsecurityvarevconsistentvwithv
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factorvtheoryvofvmotivation;vmeetingvthesevneedsvavoidsvjobvdissatisfaction.vMotivatorvfactorsvs
uchvasvrecognitionvandvsatisfactionvwithvworkvpromotevavsatisfyingvandvenrichedvworkvenviron
ment.vTransformationalvleadersvusevmotivatorvfactorsvliberallyvtovinspirevworkvperformancevand
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7. Thevnursevmanagervwantsvtovincreasevmotivationvbyvprovidingvmotivatingvfactorsvforvthevnursevo
nvthevunit.vWhatvactionvwouldvbevappropriatevtovmotivatevthevstaff?v
a. Collaboratevwithvthevhumanvresource/personnelvdepartmentvtovdevelopvon-
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b. ProvidevavhierarchicalvorgNaniRzatiIonalvGstrBuc.tuCre.vMv
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8. Avchargevnursevonvavbusyv40-
bedvmedical/surgicalvunitvisvapproachedvbyvavfamilyvmembervwhovbeginsvtovcomplainvloudlyvab
outvthevqualityvofvcarevhisvmothervisvreceiving.vHisvbehaviorvisvsovdisruptivevthatvitvisvoverheardvb
yvstaff,vphysicians,vandvothervvisitors.vThevfamilyvmembervleavesvthevunitvabruptly,vandvthevnurs
evisvleftvfeelingvfrustrated.vWhichvbehaviorvbyvthevchargevnursevbestvillustratesvrefinedvleadershi
pvskillsvinvanvemotionallyvintelligentvpractitioner?va.vReflectvtovgainvinsightvintovhowvthevsituatio
nvcouldvbevhandledvdifferentlyvinvthevfuture.v
b. Tryvtovcatchvupvwithvthevangryvfamilyvmembervtovresolvevthevconcern.v
c. Discussvthevconcernvwithvthevpatientvaftervthevfamilyvmembervhasvleft.v
d. Notifyvnursingvadministrationvofvthevsituation.v
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Golemanvsuggestsvthatvemotionalvintelligencevinvolvesvinsightvandvbeingvablevtovstepvoutsidevofv
thevsituationvtovenvisionvthevcontextvofvwhatvisvhappeningvasvwellvasvbeingvablevtovmanagevemoti
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entvofvavclinicalvcompetencyvprogramvforvthevfacility.vWhilevmakingvroundsvonvthevunits,vthevstaf
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