The Head Nurse and a Staff Nurse Are Having a Conflict

Multiple Choice

The head nurse and a staff nurse are having a conflict over how to use and apply a new procedure for dressings in the medical/surgical unit.The staff nurse wishes to use the new procedure based on newly released nursing research.The head nurse wishes to use a protocol that has been used in the department for a number of years.The head nurse later makes comments to other staff on her unit about the credibility of the staff nurse.This behavior is associated with:

A) Lateral violence.
B) Horizontal violence.
C) Confrontation.
D) Bullying.