Sarah is a nursing graduate of 5 years who is very confident in her clinical skills.She has taken some certificate courses in leadership and management and has considered beginning a graduate degree with this focus.She is excited about being able to use her knowledge and interest by being hired as a nurse manager.Before beginning her new position,Sarah spends time with her nurse executive to clarify the executive's expectations of her and of the unit that she has been hired to manage.Sarah finds that she has begun to think negatively about the way nursing care is delivered on her nursing unit.She often wishes that she was back on her old unit and in her familiar staff nurse role.This behavior:

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By focusing on the weaknesses of the unit,Sarah may lack the energy to internalize the new role-a step that is critical to being an effective leader.As a new manager,Sarah must learn how to access resources in the organization.Approaching the organization as a foreign culture,Sarah can keenly observe the rituals,accepted practices,and patterns of communication within the organization.This ongoing assessment promotes a speedier transition into the role of manager.

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