How should managers prioritize?
A) Doing trivial items first to get them out of the way
B) Putting some items in the don't do category
C) Avoiding overwhelming tasks
D) Delegating the most important things to someone else
Question 2What can the manager do to reduce paper clutter in the workspace?
A) Increase face-to-face communication to reduce memos.
B) Realize that most paper clutter can be thrown away.
C) Look at, prioritize, and deal with correspondence as soon as possible after it arrives.
D) Make piles of related materials.
Question 3A preceptor is orienting a new graduate nurse to the intensive care unit. She and other nurses exhibit caring respectful behaviors toward all families and clients and toward each other. Peers do not tolerate negative attitudes.
The intensive care unit nurses also question physician orders when necessary and provide ongoing teaching to clients and families. This scenario depicts the importance of the group's ____. a. Attitudes
b. Behaviors
c. Culture
d. Feelings
Question 4What should the team leader do in planning care for a group of patients?
A) Make sure that each patient on the team receives equal amounts of nursing care
B) Begin by considering the needs of the patients who need the greatest amount of or the most specialized care
C) Begin by considering the needs of the patients who need the least amount of care
D) Ask his or her team members who they feel like taking care of that day
Question 5Performance management includes the processes of human resources management. The purpose of this system as related to the employee includes job productivity, compensation, job perfor-mance recognition, and ____.
a. Compensation administration
b. Job analysis
c. Planning for professional development
d. Structuring educational programs for staff
Question 6Which statement about time management is true?
A) Most people have an accurate perception of the time they spend on a particular task or the total amount of time they are productive during the day.
B) Nurses who are self-aware and have clearly identified personal goals and priorities have greater control over how they spend their time; expend their energy; and what they accomplish.
C) Writing goals down is a waste of time if the goals are limited in number.
D) It is necessary to maintain a time inventory for only 2 or 3 days to establish a pattern of time management.