The nurse manager asks a nurse to become a charge nurse, but then frequently questions the nurse's daily decisions. This situation reflects which problem that will increase the nurse's stress?

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1. Reality shock occurs at the transition between nursing student and practicing nurse.
2. This manager has asked the nurse to perform a role but does not trust the nurse to fulfill it. This results in role ambiguity.
3. Role conflict is the result of incompatibility between the individual's perception of the role and its actual requirements.
4. Burnout refers to the perception that an individual has used up all of his or her available energy to perform the job. Burnout may occur if this situation continues.

The Nurse Manager Asks a Nurse to Become a Charge