A nurse frequently has to work late and has no time to do required training while at work. She has to do them on her days off. Choose the work-related time waster that commonly puts nurses in this position
1. Unscheduled tasks delaying those scheduled
2. Frequent phone calls from family members
3. Taking longer than scheduled breaks
4. Volunteering for extra responsibilities
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Explanation: 1. While working with different disciplines, work days are in a constant state of flux, and
sometimes nurses get behind. Frequent phone calls from family members while at work are a
time waster, but the stem asked for ?work-related,? so this is incorrect. While taking longer
breaks does occur, it is not usually a reason for frequently having to work late. Volunteering
does occur, but the nurse who is having difficulty keeping up with work days would generally
not volunteer for extra responsibilities.
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