MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN NURSING

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Nurse Lydia spends most of her shift attending meetings not related to her ward, causing her to rush patient assessments and leave late. What is the main time waster affecting Lydia?

• Attending unnecessary meetings
• Inability to delegate responsibilities
• Poor planning of ward activities
• Procrastinating documentation tasks

Nurse Lydia spends most of her shift attending meetings not related to her ward, causing her to rush patient assessments and leave late. The time Lydia spends much in performing the said activity is an example of which type of time waster?

• External time waster
• Internal time waster
• Personal time waster
• Professional time waster

Nurse Lydia spends most of her shift attending meetings not related to her ward, causing her to rush patient assessments and leave late. What is the best solution to help Lydia manage this problem?

• Attend only relevant meetings
• Ignore all meetings completely
• Resign from ward responsibilities
• Send students to represent her

Nurse Kofi frequently checks Facebook and WhatsApp while patients wait for medications. Which environmental time drains are shown here?

• Meetings and poor delegations
• Poor planning and unattended patient's medication
• Social media distractions and telephone interruptions
• Working without team support all the time

Nurse Kofi frequently checks Facebook and WhatsApp while patients wait for medications. How do Kofi’s actions affect quality patient care?

• Delays care and reduces patient safety
• Has no effect on patient outcomes
• Improves nurse-patient relationships
• Reduces workload for other nurses

Nurse Kofi frequently checks Facebook and WhatsApp while patients wait for medications. What time management tip would you suggest to help Nurse Kofi?

• Check phone only during scheduled breaks
• Delegate phone calls to patients
• Postpone all patient care until free
• Switch off phone permanently during shifts

Nurse Janet postpones writing patient reports until week’s end, making documentation stressful and incomplete. Which internal time waster is demonstrated?

• Inability to delegate responsibilities
• Haste in completing tasks
• Procrastination in documentation
• Poor planning of daily activities

Nurse Janet postpones writing patient reports until week’s end, making documentation stressful and incomplete. How does Janet's action affect professional practice?

• Enhances accuracy of documentation.
• Has no effect on patient care
• Leads to incomplete records and legal issues
• Increases workload for other staff only

Nurse Janet postpones writing patient reports until week’s end, making documentation stressful and incomplete. Which strategy can help Janet overcome this challenge?

• Complete documentation promptly after care
• Delegate documentation to student nurses
• Ignore documentation until there is time
• Postpone tasks further to reduce stress