The nurse manager is involved in activities regarding annual evaluations for staff members. The evaluations are scheduled to be completed in 3 months

Question

Which of the following statements is the best indicator that the nurse manager will accomplish this goal?
1. "I've set some short-term goals and long-term goals for completing these evaluations."
2. "I've been searching for a new way to perform evaluations with a prettier format."
3. "I treat every task that I have in front of me as equally important. I rank them according to when the task was brought to my attention."
4. "I've been meeting weekly with the nurse managers for coffee to talk about these evaluations."

Answer 1

Answer: 1

Rationale: When a nurse manager has a task that must be performed in a timely manner, it is most important for the nurse manager to reduce the task down further into short-term and long-term goals. This is a very efficient use of time, and assists the nurse manager when something else takes precedence over the evaluations for a short time. It will be easy for the nurse manager to return to the evaluation tasks with some minor goal alterations. It is not appropriate for the nurse manager to engage in activities to make the evaluations "cuter." The evaluations should be efficient to use and easy to understand; they do not need to be "cute." This is an example of a nurse manager who has an "idea" time style. These leaders are very creative but less efficient. It is also important for the the nurse manager to be able to prioritize. Not every task is equally important. It is important for the nurse manager use time wisely and not routinely meet to talk about the evaluations over coffee with other nurse managers, but to begin performing tasks aimed at evaluation completion on the set date.