The nurse tells the nurse manager that the nurse practitioner makes her nervous by constantly watching the care she provides.The nurse practitioner tells the nurse manager,"I just don't trust the nurse; her care is lacking." The nurse manager brings the nurse and the nurse practitioner together to discuss the problem.What role is the nurse manager playing?

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The nurse manager is acting as a mediator,encouraging the two professionals to talk out their differences and reach a solution.The nurse manager is not solving the problem,but bringing the two together to work the problem out.A negotiator would act to talk the two into accepting what the nurse manager wants,but that is not what the manager is doing.The nurse manager is not acting as a counselor,that is,not providing advice on how to overcome the issues.

The Nurse Tells the Nurse Manager That the Nurse Practitioner