A nurse manager overhears two staff nurses talking about a third nurse,who has the day off.The nurses are making unflattering comments regarding the nurse in front of several other nurses who work on the unit.The nurse manager discretely asks to speak to the nurses' in private and states,"This behavior isn't OK,especially in a hospital like ours with a 'zero-tolerance policy.' If you have an issue with this nurse please deal with that nurse directly.If you'd like me to help you with this,please let me know,and the four of us can meet." The nurse manager's behavior modeled strategies for which type of work-place conflict?

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A) In quietly and respectfully calling out the nurse about her disparaging comments directed at an absent coworker, the nursing director modeled strategies to address horizontal violence (HV), a form of workplace bullying. HV is described as aggressive acts committed against a nurse by one or more nursing colleagues and can be verbal or physical. The director's positive steps to address HV included: reminding the nurse about the hospital's "zero-tolerance" attitude toward bullying; reinforcing the code of conduct that identified the nurses' behavior as bullying; demonstrating to other nurses that she took the issue of bullying seriously; and offering to help the nurse appropriately address with her colleague the behavior that had prompted the disparaging comment. There is not enough information presented to know if workplace stress or sexual harassment were issues, and intrapersonal conflict refers to conflict within an individual, which is not necessarily evident in this scenario.
B) In quietly and respectfully calling out the nurse about her disparaging comments directed at an absent coworker, the nursing director modeled strategies to address horizontal violence (HV), a form of workplace bullying. HV is described as aggressive acts committed against a nurse by one or more nursing colleagues and can be verbal or physical. The director's positive steps to address HV included: reminding the nurse about the hospital's "zero-tolerance" attitude toward bullying; reinforcing the code of conduct that identified the nurses' behavior as bullying; demonstrating to other nurses that she took the issue of bullying seriously; and offering to help the nurse appropriately address with her colleague the behavior that had prompted the disparaging comment. There is not enough information presented to know if workplace stress or sexual harassment were issues, and intrapersonal conflict refers to conflict within an individual, which is not necessarily evident in this scenario.
C) In quietly and respectfully calling out the nurse about her disparaging comments directed at an absent coworker, the nursing director modeled strategies to address horizontal violence (HV), a form of workplace bullying. HV is described as aggressive acts committed against a nurse by one or more nursing colleagues and can be verbal or physical. The director's positive steps to address HV included: reminding the nurse about the hospital's "zero-tolerance" attitude toward bullying; reinforcing the code of conduct that identified the nurses' behavior as bullying; demonstrating to other nurses that she took the issue of bullying seriously; and offering to help the nurse appropriately address with her colleague the behavior that had prompted the disparaging comment. There is not enough information presented to know if workplace stress or sexual harassment were issues, and intrapersonal conflict refers to conflict within an individual, which is not necessarily evident in this scenario.
D) In quietly and respectfully calling out the nurse about her disparaging comments directed at an absent coworker, the nursing director modeled strategies to address horizontal violence (HV), a form of workplace bullying. HV is described as aggressive acts committed against a nurse by one or more nursing colleagues and can be verbal or physical. The director's positive steps to address HV included: reminding the nurse about the hospital's "zero-tolerance" attitude toward bullying; reinforcing the code of conduct that identified the nurses' behavior as bullying; demonstrating to other nurses that she took the issue of bullying seriously; and offering to help the nurse appropriately address with her colleague the behavior that had prompted the disparaging comment. There is not enough information presented to know if workplace stress or sexual harassment were issues, and intrapersonal conflict refers to conflict within an individual, which is not necessarily evident in this scenario.

A Nurse Manager Overhears Two Staff Nurses Talking About a Third