The nurse has concluded that he/she is a right-brain–dominant person. Based on the nurse's time style, which unit governance task will the nurse implement?
a. Devise a plan to restructure the nursing career ladder.
b. Write a procedure for central line care us-ing new equipment that will be available in two weeks.
c. Do the unit time schedule for the next pay period.
d. Collate data obtained from a chart audit to report at the next unit staff meeting.
A
Right-brain–dominant people like to brainstorm to create new ideas and approaches to old prob-lems, so devising a restructured nursing career ladder would be an appropriate task for this person. Writing procedures, completing time schedules, and collating data are indicative of a left-brain–dominant person.
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