TEST BANK FOR NURSING TODAY TRANSITION AND TRENDS 11TH EDITION BY ZERWEKH All chapters

TEST BANK FOR NURSING TODAY TRANSITION AND TRENDS 11TH EDITION BY ZERWEKH All chapters

MULTIPLE CHOICE  

1. Which statement indicates the nurse’s understanding of effective time management? 

a. “The purpose of effective time management is to save hours, minutes, and  seconds.”  

b. “The purpose of effective time management is to do as much as possible in as short . a

time as possible.”  

c. “The purpose of effective time management is to do as little as possible.”  

d. “The purpose of effective time management is to achieve personal and professional   

goals.”  

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 ANS: D  

Making time to meet your individual, family, professional, and career needs and goals is vital  

to overall success and is the primary purpose of time management. Stating that the purpose of 

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 effective time management as saving time or doing as much or as little as possible in a short  

time would not indicate the nurse’s understanding. Procrastinating and doing as little as 

possible are not characteristic of effective time management.. 

PTS: 1  

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding   

REF: p. 24 OBJ: Identify strategies for self-care.  TOP: Time management MSC: NCLEX®: Not

applicable 

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2. A student nurse resists schedules and prefers to study when it “feels right” and in groups.  Which

of the following characteristics fits this student?  

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a. Left-brain dominant  

b. Right-brain dominant  

c. Equally right- and left-brain dominant  

d. Neither right or left brain dominant  

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   ANS: B  

Right-brain–dominant people resist schedules and choose to do things their own way.  Leftbrain–dominant

people process information in a linear, sequential manner, so they would probably prefer a schedule of activities. Some people are equally right- and left-brain dominant and have a mix of behaviors. There are other people who have no clear pattern.  

PTS: 1  

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering    

REF: p. 26  

OBJ: Identify your individual time style and personal time-management strategies. 

TOP: Time management  

MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable.  

3. In 4 weeks, a student nurse will have two tests and one paper due in the same week. What is 

 the 

most effective time-management strategy for this student nurse?   

a. Control time wasters to have more time for studying and writing.

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b. Delegate everything possible to create more time for studying.    

c. Schedule specific times on a calendar to study for the tests and to work on the  paper.

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d. Wait until the last minute because the student nurse “works best under pressure.”  

ANS: C 

The most effective approach to this problem would be to schedule specific time periods to 

prepare for the tests and write the paper. Waiting until the last minute to study and write the 

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paper creates unnecessary stress and sets the student nurse up for failure. Creating more time  

for studying does not solve the problem; how that time is organized and how it is used is the 

key. Procrastinating by putting off assignments until the last minute can lead to extreme . 

anxiety and stressful behavior. Although delegating some tasks is realistic and can create time   

for studying, it is unrealistic to delegate “everything possible” and impossible to control all  

time wasters.  

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PTS: 1  

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying   

REF: p. 29  

OBJ: Identify your individual time style and personal time-management strategies. 

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TOP: Time management  

MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable  

  4. How can the student nurse increase studying efficiency? 

a. Maintaining a supply of simple carbohydrates for a quick energy spurt.    

b. Alternating mental and physical activities to increase productivity

c. Working nonstop without breaks to focus concentration   

d. Delegating tasks of household chores to family members .   

 ANS: B  

Alternating tasks that are mental with tasks that are physical can increase alertness and create  

a natural energy spurt to keep going. Carbohydrate-induced energy spurts are short lived and 

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ineffective for studying efficiency. Working nonstop without breaks leads to fatigue and  

burnout. Although delegating tasks would be helpful to the student nurse, it does not directly  increase studying efficiency.  

PTS: 1  DIF: Cognitive Level: Application/Applying     

REF: p. 42  

OBJ: Identify your individual time style and personal time-management strategies.   

TOP: Time management  

MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable.  

5. The nurse has concluded that he/she is a right-brain–dominant person. Based on the nurse’s