To resolve a conflict between staff members regarding potential changes in policy, a nurse manager decides to implement the changes she prefers regardless of the feelings of those who oppose those changes. Which of the following conflict resolution strategies is the nurse manager using?

The correct answer is D: Competing. The nurse manager is using a competing conflict resolution strategy by unilaterally implementing the changes she prefers without considering the opposing views of staff members. This approach focuses on asserting one's own interests and winning at the expense of others' viewpoints. The other choices are incorrect because: A: Collaborating involves working together to find a mutually beneficial solution, B: Cooperating involves being accommodating and compromising to reach a resolution, and C: Compromising involves finding a middle ground that partially satisfies both parties.