The nurses are meeting to discuss their individual progress on a unit-based project. Which of the following statements indicate the nurse has a logical behavioral preference regarding time styles? Select all that apply
1. "I can't get past how the nurse manager added in the extra piece to our original assignments."
2. "I think I've been doing a good job of managing my time because I am ahead of schedule."
3. "I'm not really worried about the tasks related to our project because it will all come together. I'm just happy to be a part of this team."
4. "I want to talk to all of you about adding in this poster that I want to make. I've got some great ideas for artwork that will help illustrate our points."
5. "I didn't know that first part of my project was going to take so long. Maybe our nurse manager will move the due date back a few weeks."
Answer: 1, 2
Rationale:
• "I can't get past how the nurse manager added in the extra piece to our original assignments." There are four different time styles. The time style behavioral preferences are: action, idea, logic, and people's. This statement is an example of the logical behavioral preference for a personal time style. The people who fall into this category of time style do not handle new obstacles well. Typically, they are logical and orderly, and manage time very well.
• "I think I've been doing a good job of managing my time because I am ahead of schedule." There are four different time styles. The time style behavioral preferences are: action, idea, logic, and people's. This statement is an example of the logical behavioral preference for a personal time style. Typically, they are logical and orderly, and manage time very well.
• "I'm not really worried about the tasks related to our project because it will all come together. I'm just happy to be a part of this team." There are four different time styles. The time style behavioral preferences are: action, idea, logic, and people's. These comments are an example of the people's time styles. The people in this category are very social, and really enjoy the team-building aspect of projects. They often take on too many projects, and they do not typically manage time well.
• "I want to talk to all of you about adding in this poster that I want to make. I've got some great ideas for artwork that will help illustrate our points." There are four different time styles. The time style behavioral preferences are: action, idea, logic, and people's. These comments are an example of a person who falls into the idea category of time styles. They really enjoy being creative, but don't manage time well.
• "I didn't know that first part of my project was going to take so long. Maybe our nurse manager will move the due date back a few weeks." There are four different time styles. The time style behavioral preferences are: action, idea, logic, and people's. Idea-oriented people do not do a very good job of estimating how long a task might take to complete.
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