Nursing Employment, Law, and Professional Development Practice Exam

Which statement best describes the compromising strategy?

It requires one party to concede entirely to the other.

Both individuals participate in the decision to reach a middle ground.

Compromise in conflict resolution means both sides participate in deciding a solution that sits in the middle, with each party giving up something to reach an acceptable outcome. This approach emphasizes give-and-take so neither side wins outright or ignores the issue. In practice, both people adjust their positions to find a middle ground that works for both. The statement that best describes this is that both individuals participate in the decision to reach a middle ground. Other options describe different strategies: one side conceding entirely is yielding, ignoring the conflict is avoidance, and leaving the decision to authorities is an imposed or authoritative resolution.

It ignores the conflict and continues as if unresolved.

It involves authority figures making the final call.