Sarah Is a Nursing Graduate of 5 Years Who Is

Multiple Choice

Sarah is a nursing graduate of 5 years who is very confident in her clinical skills.She has taken some certificate courses in leadership and management and has considered beginning a graduate degree with this focus.She is excited about being able to use her knowledge and interest by being hired as a nurse manager.Before beginning her new position,Sarah spends time with her nurse executive to clarify the executive's expectations of her and of the unit that she has been hired to manage.A strategy that may help to make the transition to her management role and to respond to relationships and situations in her new position is:

A) Avoiding discussion of her personal beliefs with staff until she is ready to do so.
B) Finding a network of clinicians with interests similar to her own.
C) Researching clinical literature to maintain her clinical assessment skills for the unit.
D) Recognizing her strong commitment to care in the management process through journaling.