A nurse manager's supervisor reports that many staff members have complained about the manager's rigidity. What situations reflect this rigidity? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A) The manager has historically used trial and error as a decision-making strategy.
B) The manager takes unnecessary risks when staffing the unit.
C) The manager is not concerned when staff members arrive late to work.
D) The manager uses old ways of thinking to solve the day-to-day issues of the unit.
E) The manager does not consider the advice of the assistant manager when making a decision.

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1. A history of ineffective trial-and-error solutions to problems tends to make the manager rigid.
2. Generally, fear of risk taking is characteristic of a rigid management style.
3. Rigidity in personality often translates to rigidity in management style. A rigid manager would be upset if staff members routinely came to work late.
4. Using old ways of thinking to solve new problems is characteristic of rigid management.
5. Rigid managers typically prefer to make decisions independently.

A Nurse Manager's Supervisor Reports That Many Staff Members Have