Managing Time: The Path To High Self-performance
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Question 1
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In deciding whether to say no to a request that involves a time commitment, the professional nurse must consider:
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the cost-benefit ratio.
the time commitment of coworkers.
ways to buffer saying no.
personal preference.
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Question 2
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Multiple Choice
Positive time management skills include:
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maintaining an open-door policy.
retaining all paperwork.
returning all telephone calls immediately.
scheduling daily activities.
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Question 3
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Multiple Choice
Time can be maximized to produce the best outcomes by:
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making the first hour of each workday productive.
completing trivial tasks before performing important tasks.
eliminating all recreational activities.
omitting breaks until the entire task has been completed.
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Question 4
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Multiple Choice
To conduct a productive meeting, the nurse should:
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provide each person all the time needed to discuss desired topics.
cover all emotional topics first.
create an agenda with specific times allotted for each agenda item.
wait for latecomers and ask for their excuse for being late.
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Question 5
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Multiple Choice
When choosing to delegate, the nurse should delegate the task to the most qualified person or to the person he or she wishes to:
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develop.
promote.
punish.
reward.
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Question 6
Multiple Choice
When using the ABC system of managing time, those items coded A include:
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calling the pharmacy to see whether a drug insert is available for a patient.
checking to see why a ventilator is alarming.
organizing the medication cart.
writing memos to remind everyone to contribute to the boss's birthday gift.
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Question 7
Multiple Choice
When deciding whether and when a task should be completed, a nurse must:
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complete all tasks as they are thought of to prevent having to take time to consider which is most important.
procrastinate and hope that someone will volunteer to do it.
ask, "What will happen if I don't complete the task now?"
view large projects holistically and not as many small pieces.
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Question 8
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When planning, a nurse should:
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delay planning until the "first task of the morning" has been completed.
recognize that rewarding oneself has a negative consequence.
rotate between several tasks to stimulate creativity.
remember that most tasks take longer than anticipated to complete.
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Question 9
Multiple Choice
A novice nurse is unsure of his ability to insert a nasogastric tube for one of the assigned patients who is vomiting coffee ground emesis. The novice nurse waits, hoping that someone with more experience will volunteer to do the job, or he just waits until the end of the shift. This nurse is practicing:
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energy management.
priority setting.
procrastination.
introspection.
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Question 10
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A student nurse assigned to work with the charge nurse is given the opportunity to help revise the nursing assessment form. She receives several compliments from management and her nursing instructor for her creative suggestions. The student nurse enjoys the project and attention she is receiving and begins to prolong the conclusion of the project. Although she constantly adds new information, she filters this out slowly to others. The student nurse is subject to the time management obstacle of:
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need for perfection.
fear of losing creativity.
unclear goals.
fear of completion.
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Question 11
Multiple Choice
An inexperienced nurse has heard of other novice nurses who take shortcuts in providing patient care. This nurse feels that this is unacceptable and that all tasks must be performed faultlessly, which leads to her inability to complete all assigned tasks. This nurse would benefit from the seminar "Obstacles to Time Management: How to Deal with:
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Creativity."
Perfectionism."
Failure."
Downtime."
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Question 12
Multiple Choice
An experienced nurse volunteers to serve on a task force intended to improve the quality of care because she possesses excellent patient care skills and has selected a career goal of working in quality management. However, the 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?
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Physical
Mental
Spiritual
Emotional
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Question 13
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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?
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Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life
Unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the unit manager
Talking with potential faculty candidates
Being given unclear job responsibilities
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Question 14
Multiple Choice
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?
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"Let's talk only about one movie you recently watched."
"I like to know about department store sales, but we need to get through this report, so let's talk about sales as we walk between patient rooms."
"I know your shift has been busy. What went wrong?"
"I have the list of patients; let's start with revisions to the plan of care and scheduled activities for the next shift."
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Question 15
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A nurse takes a day to travel to a state park where she can sit by the river alone to reflect over recent events and put things into perspective. She recalls the time she was complimented for her ability to deal with a difficult patient and another time when she was criticized for lack of teamwork. This nurse is improving which source of energy?
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Emotional
Spiritual
Physical
Mental
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Question 16
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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 her success on this project is very important to her receiving the position. The nurse retains all other assignments, and she is often interrupted to help other staff or answer call lights. The nurse discusses her concerns with the manager, who frees her for 1 hour each day to make rounds. During this 1 hour each day the nurse will organize herself and environment by practicing the:
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art of "no detourism."
reducing stacked-desk syndrome.
art of "wastebasketry."
managing e-mail and memo mania.
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Question 17
Multiple Choice
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 suggests some tips for time management. These include: (select all that apply)
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focusing on activities to be completed, rather than on objectives.
planning for tomorrow today.
making certain that the last hours are the most productive in tying up loose ends.
maintaining a log of how the nurse spends time (no need to worry about using complete sentences).
picking five major objectives for the day and not stopping until they are achieved.
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Question 18
Multiple Choice
A nurse is having difficulty keeping up with the six assigned patients and serving on the ethics committee. In order to take charge of both personal and work life, the nurse focuses on improving physical energy by: (select all that apply)
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telling herself, "I provide safe quality care and will provide this level of care to all my patients."
taking a deep breath and remaining calm to develop patience.
keeping a bottle of water available to consume a minimum of 24 ounces each shift.
going into the nurse's break room every 90 minutes to eat a healthy snack and prioritize remaining care.
enrolling in the hospital's fitness program, Nurses Need Nurturing.
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Question 19
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A nurse hopes to improve time management skills using the ABC prioritization approach. Which tasks would be prioritized as "B"? (select all that apply)
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Turn in time sheet due in 3 days.
Review dress code policy to give feedback before appointment in the morning.
Perform blood glucose test on a patient admitted with Kussmaul respirations and change in level of consciousness.
Complete patient teaching prior to discharge in 2 hours.
Review procedure for inserting a PIC line to assist with procedure later this morning.
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Question 20
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A nurse is hoping for a promotion and seeks the help of a coach to improve time management skills. The first task assigned by the coach is for the nurse to list all external distractors that prevent organization and completion of tasks. The nurse would include:
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waiting for oncoming shift to start walking rounds.
failure to delegate tasks to the licensed practical nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel and instead, completing task herself.
talking with a patient's family member who is also a personal friend.
spending time thinking about the vacation to the beach.
using the Internet to read about a new drug that will be administered; then taking time to look for news about the profession, new legislation about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and new uniforms for the season.
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