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.

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1. If there is high anxiety about the issue, assigning the nurses to a task together is likely not a good idea.
2. Whether the nurses have worked together before is not a critical consideration.
3. If the efficiency of the unit is in jeopardy, the manager should intervene.
4. If the conflict regarding vacation scheduling is intense, the nurse manager should abandon this plan.
5. It is likely that the rest of the staff already knows about the conflict and that the nurses involved have discussed it. This is not a factor in deciding on a plan.

Two Staff Nurses Are in Conflict About the Summer Vacation