A newly appointed nurse manager has just completed education on time-management skills. Which statement would the instructor evaluate as indicating this nurse understands the basic concepts of time management?

Question

1. "My job as a nurse manager is so dynamic that I probably will not be able to attain true time management."
2. "The key to using time management is to respect my time as well as the time of others."
3. "If I am going to be able to manage time, the hospital will need to invest in a computer-based time-management system."
4. "The most important aspect of time management for me is to manage paperwork flow."

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Rationale 1: Time management is achievable by nurse managers.
Rationale 2: The most important aspect is the respect of one's own time, which results in others also respecting that time.
Rationale 3: Time management is achievable without sophisticated computer-based time-management systems.
Rationale 4: Managing paperwork flow is important, but not the most important aspect of time management.
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