A Student Nurse Assigned to Work with the Charge Nurse

question 7

Multiple Choice

A student nurse assigned to work with the charge nurse is given the opportunity to help revise the nursing assessment form. She receives several compliments from management and her nursing instructor for her creative suggestions. The student nurse enjoys the project and attention she is receiving and begins to prolong the conclusion of the project. Although she constantly adds new information, she filters this out slowly to others. The student nurse is subject to the time management obstacle of:

• A) need for perfection.
• B) fear of losing creativity.
• C) unclear goals.
• D) fear of completion.

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Definitions:

Programmed Decisions

Decisions that are routine and repetitive, often made using standard operating procedures.

Nonprogrammed Decisions

Decisions made in response to situations that are unique, poorly defined, and largely unstructured.

Crisis

A critical or pivotal point in a situation, often a period of instability or danger, which requires immediate and decisive action to resolve.

Internal and External Information

Information used in decision making; internal information originates from within an organization, while external information comes from outside sources.