Nurses Who Are Successful at Time Management

question 20

Multiple Choice

Nurses who are successful at time management:

• A) display an ability to set measurable goals and objectives.
• B) frequently volunteer for new and creative projects.
• C) hesitate to delegate because of perfectionist characteristics.
• D) tend to accomplish specific activities within a time frame.

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Definitions:

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of someone's behavior to external factors or situations beyond the individual's control.

Internal-Stable

An attribution style where individuals believe that the causes of their behavior or events are due to stable, internal factors within themselves.

Weiner's Model

A theory of motivation and emotion in psychology that categorizes the causes of success and failure along dimensions of stability, locus of control, and controllability.

External-Unstable

An attributional style where an individual believes that the cause of events is due to changeable, external factors.