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1. During clinical experience, the student ANS: B
nurse is assigned a patient scheduled to Plan your care of a patient who requires multiple treatments
undergo numerous treatments. The student or complex nursing care by determining the priority of the
decides it is not possible to complete all the patient's problems or needs so that you can provide care to
needed treatments in the time scheduled for the patient's highest priority needs first. Delegation would not
this clinical day. The student nurse consults be the most logical or appropriate choice as the student is
with the clinical instructor to not working over anyone. It is not always wise to do the
a. delegate. c. procrastinate. easiest treatment first because difficult treatments may have
b. prioritize. d. do the easiest treatment first. unexpected outcomes that may challenge time management.
Procrastination is never a good approach in managing patient
care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 249
OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
the clinical setting.
TOP: Nursing time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
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2. The instructor has suggested that the ANS: B
student nurse could improve organizational Medications are the most time sensitive issues in nursing care
skills and manage time better by scheduling delivery. Scheduling is predetermined by the physician's order.
selected nursing activities in the daily Assessment of a patient's understanding of colostomy care
assignment. Which activity should be can be done at any time. Personal hygiene needs can be met
scheduled? around non-time-sensitive issues (medications, treatments) in
a. Suctioning the tracheostomy tube of a managing the patient care. Suctioning a tracheostomy should
patient be performed when the patient needs it; it is not scheduled.
b. Administering medications
c. Assessing patient knowledge of PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 249
colostomy care OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
d. Assisting a patient with personal hygiene the clinical setting.
TOP: Time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
3. A nurse is assigned to care for five ANS: B
patients. The nurse is concerned about the It is important to determine the least stable patient when
ability to care for this many patients. The planning care for multiple patients. Plan and complete the
nurse needs to care for the patient who requires multiple treatments or
a. delegate one of the patients to someone complex nursing care. This patient is most likely to experience
else. physiological problems if the nurse does not address his or
b. prioritize the needs of the patients and her needs. The others are cared for in the priority order
determine the sickest patient. determined by their stability and needs. Procrastination and
c. procrastinate and hope that someone will caring for the easiest patient first are not reflective of
offer assistance. assessing patient needs and administering patient care
d. do the easiest patients first to allow more management effectively.
time for sicker patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 249
OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
the clinical setting. | Identify time-management strategies for
increasing high-payoff, high-priority activities.
TOP: Time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
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Nursing Today Chapter 11: Building Nursing Management
Skills Zerwekh 9th ED with question and answer
100%correct
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Terms in this set (25)
1. During clinical experience, the student ANS: B
nurse is assigned a patient scheduled to Plan your care of a patient who requires multiple treatments
undergo numerous treatments. The student or complex nursing care by determining the priority of the
decides it is not possible to complete all the patient's problems or needs so that you can provide care to
needed treatments in the time scheduled for the patient's highest priority needs first. Delegation would not
this clinical day. The student nurse consults be the most logical or appropriate choice as the student is
with the clinical instructor to not working over anyone. It is not always wise to do the
a. delegate. c. procrastinate. easiest treatment first because difficult treatments may have
b. prioritize. d. do the easiest treatment first. unexpected outcomes that may challenge time management.
Procrastination is never a good approach in managing patient
care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: p. 249
OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
the clinical setting.
TOP: Nursing time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
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2. The instructor has suggested that the ANS: B
student nurse could improve organizational Medications are the most time sensitive issues in nursing care
skills and manage time better by scheduling delivery. Scheduling is predetermined by the physician's order.
selected nursing activities in the daily Assessment of a patient's understanding of colostomy care
assignment. Which activity should be can be done at any time. Personal hygiene needs can be met
scheduled? around non-time-sensitive issues (medications, treatments) in
a. Suctioning the tracheostomy tube of a managing the patient care. Suctioning a tracheostomy should
patient be performed when the patient needs it; it is not scheduled.
b. Administering medications
c. Assessing patient knowledge of PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 249
colostomy care OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
d. Assisting a patient with personal hygiene the clinical setting.
TOP: Time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
3. A nurse is assigned to care for five ANS: B
patients. The nurse is concerned about the It is important to determine the least stable patient when
ability to care for this many patients. The planning care for multiple patients. Plan and complete the
nurse needs to care for the patient who requires multiple treatments or
a. delegate one of the patients to someone complex nursing care. This patient is most likely to experience
else. physiological problems if the nurse does not address his or
b. prioritize the needs of the patients and her needs. The others are cared for in the priority order
determine the sickest patient. determined by their stability and needs. Procrastination and
c. procrastinate and hope that someone will caring for the easiest patient first are not reflective of
offer assistance. assessing patient needs and administering patient care
d. do the easiest patients first to allow more management effectively.
time for sicker patients.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 249
OBJ: Discuss strategies to manage and prioritize your time in
the clinical setting. | Identify time-management strategies for
increasing high-payoff, high-priority activities.
TOP: Time management in clinical
MSC: NCLEX®: Safe and effective care environment—
management of care
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