A staff nurse disagreed with the nurse manager’s decision not to allow

QUESTION

A staff nurse disagreed with the nurse manager’s decision not to allow smoking breaks. The staff nurse then began discussing the decision with other members of the staff who smoked. The staff nurse escalated the conflict by:

a. Competition
b. Bickering
c. Constriction of others
d. Coalition formation

ANSWER:

ANS: D
Coalition formation gets other people involved and is a power strategy.