Meet with this nurse privately and give her an opportunity to further express her concerns.-rationale: before taking punitive action, the charge nurse should meet with the staff member privately to enhance communication and model problem-solving behaviors. instructing the staff member in how to present her concerns and assuring her that shes distributing assignments fairly are linear and directive; these responses dont give the staff member adequate opportunity to interact with the charge nurse in a productive manner. writing the nurse up and providing counseling is a better response, but writing the nurse up may not be necessary if the charge nurse takes time to talk with her.client needs category: safe, effective care environmentclient needs subcategory: management of carecognitive level: analysisreference: taylor, c., et al. fundamentals of nursing: the art and science of nursing care, 6th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 541.
