Two Staff Nurses Are in Conflict About the Summer Vacation

Multiple Choice

Two staff nurses are in conflict about the summer vacation schedule. The nurse manager is contemplating assigning both nurses to a task that will require frequent contact with each other, hoping that they will resolve the issue themselves. What should the manager consider before making this assignment? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A) What is the anxiety level of the nurses in regard to the vacation schedule?
B) Have the nurses ever worked together before on a project?
C) Will the conflict decrease the efficiency of the unit while the nurses are self-solving the issue?
D) How intense is the conflict about vacation scheduling?
E) Are the nurses talking to the rest of the staff about the conflict?