In 4 weeks, a student nurse will have two tests and one paper due in the same week. What is the most effective time-management strategy for this student nurse?
a. Control time wasters to have more time for studying and writing.
b. Delegate everything possible to create more time for studying.
c. Schedule specific times on a calendar to study for the tests and to work on the pa-per during the next 4 weeks.
d. Wait to study for the tests and to write the paper the week before they are due be-cause the student nurse "works best under pressure.".
C
The most effective approach to this problem would be to schedule specific time periods to pre-pare for the tests and write the paper. Waiting until the last minute to study and write the paper creates unnecessary stress and sets the student nurse up for failure. Creating more time for stud-ying does not solve the problem; how that time is organized and how it is used is the key. Pro-crastinating by putting off assignments until the last minute can lead to extreme anxiety and stressful behavior. Although delegating some tasks is realistic and can create time for studying, it is unrealistic to delegate "everything possible.".
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