The nurse has given report to the oncoming nurse. She must clock out in 10 minutes to avoid overtime, which has been looked upon as poor time management and discouraged by nursing administration. The oncoming nurse has been called away
A client who has experienced ineffective pain management during the shift is due for more medication and requests it. What is the nurse's decision-making regarding personal priorities based on?
1.
Alternative plans to meet all of the objectives
2.
A strong knowledge base
3.
Input from others
4.
A personal value system
ANS: 4
The first step in setting personal priorities is to develop a personal value system that will guide the nurse in determining what is most important.
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A. type of information exchanged. B. amount of satisfaction felt. C. type of responsibility involved. D. amount of emotion invested.