Oscar,a new nurse manager,complains to his colleague that he feels very uncomfortable with the conflict between what he thinks he should be doing as the manager and what his supervisor thinks he should be doing.According to Hardy's (1978)role theory,Oscar is experiencing
A) stress.
B) role stress.
C) role strain.
D) role exploration.

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According to Hardy,role strain is the subjective feeling of distress that occurs when role stress or a social condition of conflicting demands or difficult conditions is present.Role stress is a social condition in which role demands are conflicting irritating,difficult,or impossible to fulfill,rather than a person's subjective feelings or the perception of conflicting demands.

Oscar,a New Nurse Manager,complains to His Colleague That He Feels