Question

A nursing supervisor is scheduling holiday hours. When the supervisor tells the staff nurse that she needs to work Christmas day, the staff nurse calmly repeats, "I worked last Christmas and will not work this Christmas." This is an example of which assertive behavior technique?

1) Shifting from content to process
2) Standing up for one's basic rights
3) Responding as a broken record
4) Defusing

Answer 1

The staff nurse calmly repeating, 'I worked last Christmas and will not work this Christmas,' is an example of the assertive behavior technique of standing up for one's basic rights.

Step-by-step explanation:

The staff nurse calmly repeating, 'I worked last Christmas and will not work this Christmas,' is an example of the assertive behavior technique of standing up for one's basic rights. By asserting their right to not work on Christmas, the staff nurse is setting boundaries and advocating for themselves.