A nurse manager must place a telephone call to a colleague who always wants to chat socially for several minutes. The manager does not have time for a social call. What is the best time for the manager to make this call?
1. At 9:00 a.m. after physician rounds are complete
2. A few minutes before the colleague usually goes to lunch
3. In the middle of the afternoon
4. First thing in the morning, just after shift report
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Rationale 1: 9:00 a.m. is not the best time to make this call.
Rationale 2: A call just before lunch is likely to be limited as the person who receives the call wants to leave the office.
Rationale 3: In the middle of the afternoon, people are often looking for distractions from their work. If the nurse does not have time for a social chat, the middle of the afternoon is not a good time to call.
Rationale 4: If this call is made first thing in the morning, the colleague is unlikely to have begun a project and may wish to delay starting the workday by chatting. If the colleague does not keep "shift" hours, he or she may not be at work that early.
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