A nursing supervisor has a report due and just cannot seem to find the time to get it done. One day before it is due, the supervisor turns it in. Of which time waster is this an example?
1. The supervisor waited for the deadline pressure to increase the priority.
2. The report was one of the last tasks on the ?to-do? list.
3. The supervisor has no interest in the topic of the report.
4. The report format is unfamiliar to the nursing supervisor.
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Explanation: 1. This is a classic example of procrastination, and the manager waited until it absolutely had to
be done because of the looming deadline. The others are plausible reasons for the time
wasting, but are not specifically described in the question.
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