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15 Cards in this Set
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what are the unique demands for health care in todays environment
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high patient acuity
vigilant knowledgeable families little time to interact with patients information technology |
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what influences individuals time preferences
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age
personality culture experiences values education socioeconomic factors genetic makeup |
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what are some psychological obstacles to productive work habits
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unclear goals and priorities
conquistador of chaos fear of downtime need to be a caretaker fear of failure fear of success fear of disrupting the status quo fear of completion need for perfection fear of loosing creativity |
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list some external time distraction factors
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interuptions
socializing meetings paperwork understaffing ineffective communication poor filing system, misplaced files lack of teamwork |
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list some internal energy distraction factors
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procrastination
inadequate planning ineffective delegation inability to say no haste making numerous errors |
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what does nothing changes if nothing changes mean
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A person cannot effect a change on an experience if she is not willing to do someting differently that would adjust the outcome
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Name the 4 common behavior types
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self contained
open and accepting indirect direct |
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what is self contained behavior
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manages self evenly and will express concerns with a situationin a thoughtful reasonable manner. person is easily approachable and fair in decision making
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what is open and accepting behavior
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always willing to help and say yes to requests, likely overextends self, becomes easily overwhelmed, does not share oppinions or feedback
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what is indirect behavior
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avoids conflict and will not challenge athority, express concerns with peers but not management
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what is direct behavior
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clear and consise, sometimes percieved as curt,difficult to approach and intimidating
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how does a nurse use the abs approach or priortizing
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makes a list of all items, put an a by high priority items, b by medium priority, c by low priority
complets a priority first |
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what are some ways to avoid procrastination
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identify task, and why putting off, should task be done by someone else?,what are the consequences of procrastination
establish deadlines and adhere to them, focus on one aspect at a time |
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what are the appropiate steps to delegation
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identify what is to be delegated and why,select the bets person for the task,communicate the assignment in detail,provide adequate resources and support,schedule regular meeting for progress reports,establish controls and monitor the results,let the person do the job
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what are the most frequent interuption
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phonecalls, meetings, and visitors
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