The nurse manager has decided to work on personal time-management ...

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The nurse manager has decided to work on personal time-management skills. What should this manager do first?
 
  1. Review patterns of time use.
  2. Purchase a new notebook system for time management.
  3. Identify essential job activities.
  4. Set a goal of prioritizing tasks every morning.

Question 2

The supervisor of critical care services tells the unit manager, We must cut costs, so I am asking you to arrange your day so that you provide care to two or three clients and cover for lunch and rest breaks.
 
  Also don't forget that your budget estimates are due next week, as are your preliminary schedules for the winter holidays. Two days later, the nurse manager is stressed and exhausted. What should the manager do? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Think through the roles being required.
  2. Confront the supervisor and ask for clarification of status.
  3. Try to improve work organization.
  4. Tell the supervisor, I can't work this hard, Get someone else to be manager.
  5. Call in sick for a day to rest.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The first step is always to assess, so reviewing patterns of time use is correct.
Rationale 2: Deciding to purchase a new notebook system for time management is implementing a strategy and is not the first step of the process.
Rationale 3: Identifying essential job activities would come second as a result of reviewing patterns of time use.
Rationale 4: Setting a goal of prioritizing tasks every morning is a part of planning and is not the first step of the process.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: There is role conflict present. Is this nurse to provide care or complete managerial tasks?
Rationale 2: The supervisor must be confronted and must understand that the two roles being asked of this nurse are in conflict.
Rationale 3: Often nurses who are overloaded believe they can continue to carry the current load if only I could get more organized.
Rationale 4: The real problem here is conflicting role expectations, not the nurse's inability to work hard.
Rationale 5: Calling in sick is not going to change the expectations when the manager returns to work.
Global Rationale:

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!