A Nurse Frequently Has to Work Late and Has No

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse frequently has to work late and has no time to do required training while at work. She has to do it on her days off. Choose the work-related time waster that commonly puts nurses in this position.

• A) Unscheduled tasks delaying those that are scheduled
• B) An overwhelming amount of work to do
• C) Taking longer-than-scheduled breaks
• D) Volunteering for extra responsibilities

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