When driving towards a meeting, the nursing supervisor gets a call explaining the meeting is to be delayed for about 30 minutes. Which activity is the best use of this supervisor's waiting time?
1. Listen to music on the radio.
2. Drive to the meeting place and read the minutes from the last meeting.
3. Stop by the closest store and get doughnuts to share with everyone.
4. Use the time to make some personal phone calls.
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Rationale 1: Listening to music is relaxing but could be wasting time that could otherwise be used to prepare for the meeting.
Rationale 2: Using the time to refresh memories from the last meeting is the most productive use of the time.
Rationale 3: Getting doughnuts is a nice gesture but is not a productive one.
Rationale 4: Using the phone to make personal calls is a waste of professional time.
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