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Management Workbook

Promoting the Development and Understanding of Management Issues for Pre-Registration Nurses

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Scenario 1 - Time Management and Prioritising

Imagine you are a newly qualified staff nurse and you are allocated a bay of 6 patients to manage . The ward clerk has not yet turned up, the phone is constantly ringing. You have a confused patient who is wandering into other bays and the consultant has just arrived and asked you to accompany the team on a ward round. Meanwhile one of your patients has just buzzed and is trying to attract your attention.

Question 1

Question 1: In what order of priority would you attend to the above?

Question 2

Question 2: What factors have you considered in making this decision?

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