How can a nurse who is consistently falling behind improve to become more organized and disciplined?
1. Use the same system every day both at work and home to organize client care and required personal
activities such as paperwork.
2. Ask the nurse manager to grant permission for fewer client assignments until more experience with
organization is achieved.
3. Ask the unit secretary to do required paperwork to decrease the amount of time required.
4. Practice a shorter client assessment technique to minimize the time required for this activity.
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Explanation: 1. Using the same system regardless of location assists in making this organization a habit. The
other options do little to correct the underlying issue of a lack of organizational skills and
discipline. In addition, secretarial assistance with charting and skimping on assessment cause
concern for legal consequences.
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