C HAPTER 09: T IME M ANAGEMENT
1. A manager has identified the need to spend more time planning in order to
accomplished each day’s tasks. When should the manager do this
planning?
a. Whenever a block of time is available
b. At the beginning of each day
c. In the middle of the day, after high -priority tasks have been
completed
d. At the end of the day, in preparation for the next day
ANS: B
Feedback:
Setting aside time at the beginning of each day to plan the day allows
the manager to spend appropriate time on high -priorit y tasks. This
proactive approach is preferable to planning in the middle of the day.
Taking an ad hoc approach will not likely result in consistent planning.
The manager may be too fatigued to plan the next day’s work at the end
of a busy work day.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Page: 227 OBJ: 2 NAT:
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title: Key Concepts
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Proces s BLM:
Cognitive Level: Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
,2. A leader-manager has recognized the need to be more consistent with time
management? What skill should the nurse develop in order to facilitate
time management?
a. Enlisting the help of an administrative ass istant
b. Recognizing the need for goal setting
c. Prioritizing tasks accuratel y
d. Handling emergency situations quickl y
ANS: C
Feedback:
Priorit y setting is perhaps the most critical skill in time management
because all actions taken are some t ype of relative im portance. It is
very possible for a manager to set goals but then fail to manage his or
her time. A person’s abilit y to handle emergencies does not necessaril y
indicate his or her abilit y to manage time on a day -to-day basis. An
administrative assistant ca n be a valuable asset but does not facilitate
the manager’s own time management skills.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Page: 218 OBJ: 2 NAT:
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title: Priorit y Setting
and Procrastination KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Appl y NOT: Multiple
Choice
3. A nurse-manager is reviewing a backlog of correspondence and reads an e -
mail asking for feedback from a manufacturer about a piece of equipment
that is used at the facilit y. The manager reads that the sender asked for all
, feedback to be submitted by the end of last week. In what category of
prioritizing should this task be placed?
a. Squeaky wheel
b. Don’t do
c. Do later
d. Do now
ANS: B
Feedback:
One simple means of prioritizing what needs to be accomplished is to
divide all requests into three categories: “don’t do,” “do later,” and
“do now.” The “don’t do” items reflect problems that will take care of
themselves, are already outdated, or are better accomplished by
someone else. In this case, this is a task that is outdated because the
deadline for feedback has passed. Doing it now (or later) is ultimatel y
a waste of time at this point.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 218 OBJ: 4
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effec tive Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title:
Priorit y Setting and Procrastination KEY: Integrated Process:
Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Anal yze NOT:
Multiple Choice
4. The nurse-manager of a hospital unit has categorized some tasks in the
“do now” category. The tasks most likely reflect:
a. the unit’s day-to-day operational needs.
b. issues related to long -term goals.
1. A manager has identified the need to spend more time planning in order to
accomplished each day’s tasks. When should the manager do this
planning?
a. Whenever a block of time is available
b. At the beginning of each day
c. In the middle of the day, after high -priority tasks have been
completed
d. At the end of the day, in preparation for the next day
ANS: B
Feedback:
Setting aside time at the beginning of each day to plan the day allows
the manager to spend appropriate time on high -priorit y tasks. This
proactive approach is preferable to planning in the middle of the day.
Taking an ad hoc approach will not likely result in consistent planning.
The manager may be too fatigued to plan the next day’s work at the end
of a busy work day.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Page: 227 OBJ: 2 NAT:
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title: Key Concepts
KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing Proces s BLM:
Cognitive Level: Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
,2. A leader-manager has recognized the need to be more consistent with time
management? What skill should the nurse develop in order to facilitate
time management?
a. Enlisting the help of an administrative ass istant
b. Recognizing the need for goal setting
c. Prioritizing tasks accuratel y
d. Handling emergency situations quickl y
ANS: C
Feedback:
Priorit y setting is perhaps the most critical skill in time management
because all actions taken are some t ype of relative im portance. It is
very possible for a manager to set goals but then fail to manage his or
her time. A person’s abilit y to handle emergencies does not necessaril y
indicate his or her abilit y to manage time on a day -to-day basis. An
administrative assistant ca n be a valuable asset but does not facilitate
the manager’s own time management skills.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: Page: 218 OBJ: 2 NAT:
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title: Priorit y Setting
and Procrastination KEY: Integrated Process: Nursing
Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Appl y NOT: Multiple
Choice
3. A nurse-manager is reviewing a backlog of correspondence and reads an e -
mail asking for feedback from a manufacturer about a piece of equipment
that is used at the facilit y. The manager reads that the sender asked for all
, feedback to be submitted by the end of last week. In what category of
prioritizing should this task be placed?
a. Squeaky wheel
b. Don’t do
c. Do later
d. Do now
ANS: B
Feedback:
One simple means of prioritizing what needs to be accomplished is to
divide all requests into three categories: “don’t do,” “do later,” and
“do now.” The “don’t do” items reflect problems that will take care of
themselves, are already outdated, or are better accomplished by
someone else. In this case, this is a task that is outdated because the
deadline for feedback has passed. Doing it now (or later) is ultimatel y
a waste of time at this point.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 218 OBJ: 4
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effec tive Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 09: Title:
Priorit y Setting and Procrastination KEY: Integrated Process:
Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level: Anal yze NOT:
Multiple Choice
4. The nurse-manager of a hospital unit has categorized some tasks in the
“do now” category. The tasks most likely reflect:
a. the unit’s day-to-day operational needs.
b. issues related to long -term goals.
