Two staff nurses applied for promotion to nurse manager. The day of the job interviews, one nurse was told by her boyfriend that he wanted to end the relationship. Although visibly upset, the nurse does not think about what her boyfriend has said and prepares for the interview. Which term best describes the nurse's response?

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Suppression is a conscious decision to delay paying attention to a thought, emotion, or need in order to cope with the present situation, which is what the nurse is doing by not thinking about her boyfriend's statement and focusing on the interview.

Two Staff Nurses Applied for Promotion to Nurse Manager