Place the items in the correct rank order from most important to least
1. Surfing the Internet to find a song
2. Planning a staff meeting
3. Assisting a family whose child is in the ER
4. Calling to find replacement staff for a call-in
5. Trying to organize the visitor take-out menus
Trying to organize the visitor take-out menus
3, 4, 2, 5, 1
Explanation: When prioritizing, urgent items must be attended to first, then important, non-urgent, busy work,
and finally wasted time.
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