Question

As a nurse manager, you identify that a shift in nursing care models might increase patient and staff satisfaction and avoid downsizing. Administration is reluctant to adopt this approach because downsizing is seen as critical to reduction of costs. To leverage your ideas, you:

a. Ask staff to send e-mails to administration encouraging consideration of your option.
b. Invite a senior member of administration to your staff meeting, so you can tell him what you are planning.
c. Write a letter of complaint to a member of the institutional board about the lack of openness of the administration.
d. Identify influential members of your nurse manager group with similar ideas and request an opportunity to meet with administration to discuss options.

Answer 1

Identify influential members of your nurse manager group with similar ideas and request an opportunity to meet with administration to discuss options.

Step-by-step explanation:

To leverage your ideas regarding a shift in nursing care models, you should identify influential members of your nurse manager group with similar ideas and request an opportunity to meet with administration to discuss options. This approach allows you to present your ideas in a professional and organized manner, demonstrating unity among nurse managers in support of the proposed change.