A nurse hopes to improve time management skills using the ABC prioritization approach. Which tasks would be prioritized as "B"? (Select all that apply.)

Question

a. Turn in time sheet due in 3 days.
b. Review dress code policy to give feedback before appointment in the morning.
c. Perform blood glucose test on a patient admitted with Kussmaul respirations and change in level of consciousness.
d. Complete patient teaching prior to discharge in 2 hours.
e. Review procedure for inserting a PIC line to assist with procedure later this morning.

Answer 1

ANS: B, D, E
Correct:
b. Task that fall within Priority B include the medium-value items, such as tasks that are not urgent but most likely will not "fall" off the list. Since the dress code must be reviewed and feedback constructed for a morning appointment, this would be level B, it is not urgent nor will it likely fall off the list.
d. Completing patient teaching for a patient to be discharged in 2 hours must be completed but does not take priority over "A" tasks.
e. Reviewing a procedure to be performed later in the day is Level "B".
Incorrect:
a. Turning in a time sheet due in 3 days is level C.
c. Performing a blood sugar test on an unstable patient is level A.