Practice Question
The most important approach that a nurse manager can take with an emotionally troubled employee is to:
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Correct Answer:
assist the employee in obtaining professional help.
Rationale:
✴The nurse manager’s role is to provide appropriate support and guidance to emotionally troubled staff, not to assume the role of a therapist.
✴Assisting the employee in obtaining professional help through an employee assistance program or mental health service ensures the individual receives the care they need while maintaining professional boundaries.
✴Adjusting care standards (D) or acting as a counselor (C) compromises safety and role clarity, and modifying schedules (A) may only offer temporary relief without addressing the root issue.
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Leadership & Management
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