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✔ Recognition and rewards are powerful motivators that increase employee morale, engagement, and retention. A rewards program helps staff feel valued and acknowledged for their efforts, contributing to greater job satisfaction.

✔ According to leadership best practices, positive reinforcement and acknowledging achievements improve team performance and create a culture of appreciation and support.

✔ The nurse manager plays a key role in employee development and motivation by implementing strategies that align with intrinsic motivators, such as feeling respected, competent, and appreciated in the workplace.

Incorrect Options:

• "A. Allow LPNs and CNAs to perform tasks beyond their scope of practice."
• Unsafe and unethical—violates legal and professional boundaries, increases liability, and does not promote long-term job satisfaction.
• "C. Hire additional staff so individual workloads are lessened."
• May help with workload, but hiring decisions are typically administrative-level decisions, and won’t address the need for recognition or motivation directly.
• "D. Improve the working conditions of the unit by investing in ergonomic chairs."
• A helpful environmental improvement, but not a direct motivator for addressing dissatisfaction or low morale.