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S A Reed

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General strategies to modify/refocus unproductive behaviors.

The management of problem employee behaviors is often the most difficult component of the nurse manager's role. Discipline is viewed as a negative task rather than as an opportunity to refocus employee energies or modify unworkable behaviors. The nurse manager must deal with his or her own reactivity toward the employee who exhibits problem behaviors. The nurse manager's approach will have a major impact on determining the outcome of the interventions. The use of confrontation, refocusing, or modifying problem employee behavior are general strategies to assist in optimizing employee resources to meet the mission of the institution and the functioning of the unit.

Behavior Therapy↗

Specific strategies: interventions for identified problem behaviors.

Negativism, complaining, underachievement, game playing, passive-aggressive behavior, and workaholism constitute a repertoire of problem employee behaviors that impact on the productivity and morale of the work environment. Responding appropriately to the employee who presents with any of these behaviors is a formidable challenge to the nurse manager. Understanding the etiology of unmet needs, psychosocial dynamics (as discussed in Chapter 1) and variety of interventions can empower the nurse manager to achieve success in these difficult interactions.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗

Public relations audit.

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Community-Institutional Relations↗