Exam 25: Managing Time: the Path to High Self-Performance

After keeping a log of activities designed to improve time management,the nurse divides the distractions into internal and external sources.The nurse would classify which distraction as internal?

The nurse should consider delegating the task to which person?

Positive time management skills include an effective approach to what aspect of planning?

An inexperienced nurse feels that all tasks must be performed faultlessly,which leads to his/her inability to complete all assigned tasks.This nurse would benefit from the seminar focusing on what potential obstacle to efficiency?

A nurse takes a day to travel to a state park where she/he can sit by the river alone to reflect over recent events and put things into perspective.Time is spent recalling the time he/she was complimented for the ability to deal with a difficult patient and another time when he/she was criticized for lack of teamwork.This nurse is improving which source of energy?

What principle should a nurse apply to assure effective daily planning?

A nurse is having difficulty keeping up with the six assigned patients and serving on the ethics committee.To take charge of both personal and work life,what activities should the nurse focuses on improving physical energy? (Select all that apply. )

The most important step in time management is ____________.

When using the ABC system of managing time,which event should be coded A?

A student nurse assigned to work with the charge nurse finds the work to be satisfying and receives several compliments from management and the nursing instructor for several creative suggestions.The student nurse enjoys the project and attention and begins to prolong the conclusion of the project.This behavior is indicative of what time management obstacle?

What tactic is the inexperienced novice nurse using when prioritizing a client's bed bath before the need to insert a nasogastric tube (NG)into a client vomiting coffee ground emesis?

How can time be maximized to produce the best outcomes?

What action is appropriate when deciding whether and when a task should be completed?

When deciding whether to say no to a request that involves a time commitment,the professional nurse must consider what initially?

A nurse realizes that much time is wasted during shift report when coworkers discuss personal items such as recent movies or department store sales.Which statement would help with time management during this critical interaction?

The first task assigned by the time management coach is for the nurse to list all external distractors that prevent organization and completion of tasks.What would the nurse include on this list? (Select all that apply. )

A nurse is unable to concentrate on any one task or issue and is unable to view the health care milieu sensibly.Which source of energy is missing in this nurse?

To conduct a productive meeting,the nurse should focus on what?

As part of a quality assurance project,a nurse is to round on every patient daily for 1 month to ensure the intravenous tubing is labeled with date hung and nurse's initials.The nurse is hoping to be promoted to a full-time position within the quality department,and success on this project is very important to receiving the position.The nurse retains all other assignments,and is often interrupted to help other staff or answer call lights.The nurse discusses these concerns with the manager,who frees him/her for 1 hour each day to make rounds.During this 1 hour each day the nurse will organize herself/himself and environment by practicing what organizational method?

A nurse is having difficulty managing assignments at work,which results in a feeling of "failure" and tasks that are not completed or that are not completed satisfactorily.The mentor should suggest what tips for time management? (Select all that apply. )