RN Leadership: Time Management

Put the time management process in the correct order.

• Allowing enough time for sufficient daily planning

• Completing the highest priority task

• Reprioritizing based on new information recieved

Which time waster does the manager have the least control over?

• Fail to set objectives

• Procratinating

• Paperwork overload

What does the good manager have to remember about creating a daily list?

• It should remain changed once initial planning is completed

• It is a planning tool, and thus must have flexibility in its implementation

• It should include all the planner's short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals

• It should be highly structured, thus decreasing the possibility of procrastination

What is the reason that first and middle level managers experiences more interruptions than higher-level managers?

• They generally interact directly with a greater number of subordinates in daily planning

• The seldom have the clerical and secretarial help to higher level managers

• They are more social in nature and personal interactions

• The are busier than higher level managers

Which policy implemented by a manager will minimize unproductive socialization?

• An open-door policy

• Scheduled appointments

• Formal important meetings

• Maintaining strict professional boundaries

Which plan is an effective way of handling a large task?

• Plan to finish the task with few breaks

• Delegate portions of the task to qualified staff

• Break the task into smaller, less intimidating units

• Delay beginning the task unit it has your undivided attention

Which statement about time management is true?

• Most people have an accurate perception of the time they spend on a particular task or total amount of time they are being productive

• Nurses who are self-aware and have clearly indicated personal goals and priorities have greater control over how they spend their time

• Writing goals down is not necessary if the goals are limited to fewer than 5 in number

• A time inventory for 2 or 3 days is sufficient to identify a time management pattern

Which task should the nurse leader initially engage in when planning care for a group of patients?

• Plan so that each patient on recieves equal amounts of nursing care

• Prioritize the amount and type of nursing care each patient requires

• Identify the staff who comprise the individual care teams

• Assign patients to specific nursing teams

What will the nurse manager do to best reduce paper clutter in the workspace?

• Support face-to-face communication between staff members

• Encourage paper clutter to be thrown away at the end of the shift

• Deal with paper clutter as soon as possible after it arrives

• Place additional recycling and trash receptacles throughout the unit

Which technique will help the manager prioritize?

• Doing trivial tasks first to get them out of the way

• Putting some items in the don't do category

• Breaking down overwhelming tasks

• Delegating the most important things to someone else