Nursing Leadership & Management Active Learning Guide PDF

Module 1 Active Learning Guide -- Time Management ================================================= Purpose/Overview ---------------- Active learning guides help students focus their study time using knowledge-level information, then concentrate on applying and analyzing knowledge to provide a con...

Module 1 Active Learning Guide -- Time Management ================================================= Purpose/Overview ---------------- Active learning guides help students focus their study time using knowledge-level information, then concentrate on applying and analyzing knowledge to provide a context concerning the course and career skills. Students should review the active learning guide before engaging with the module content, then work to complete the guide both during and after engaging with the content. An active learning guide is not the same as a study guide or a test blueprint. It serves as a guide to help the student navigate the course and content. The active learning guide is not a complete composite of the information needed for the exam but a guide to navigating the content delivery. The Coursepoint Interactive Modules and Video Case Studies that are included will also help you with grasping the material. They are interactive and thorough. They will include a pre-test and a post-test. Instructions ------------ Review the active learning guide before you begin reading and engaging with other content in the module. Looking at the questions beforehand will preview the information you will be learning, including the key concepts and takeaways. As you work through the module content, complete the active learning guide. Some questions may be reflective and require that you finish all content before responding. Students will turn in the completed learning guide by the end of the module. Faculty will review and award points and return them to students to review prior to the exam. There are 10 points possible for this learning guide. Reading Focus Areas ------------------- In the text, you will see essential boxes, such as displays, figures, and learning exercises, which discuss issues related to the nurse leader and/or manager. Being a staff nurse requires significant leadership skills including managing a group of patients that the nurse has been assigned for the shift. It is not always easy to be a leader in healthcare due to multiple time management priorities during a shift including multiple interruptions. Reading Focus Area: Time Management-Chapter 9 --------------------------------------------- 1. What is time management? What happens when you feel out of control at work or in preparing for school? 2. Identify five or more symptoms of poor time management. 3. What are two common mistakes in planning related to time management? 4. Identify three basic steps in time management. Include an example from clinical for each step. 5. Why is priority setting important in time management? 6. Identify categories of priority setting as a leader/manager 7. Identify ways to prioritize in the clinical setting. (pp 206-210) 8. Identify strategies to create a time efficient work environment specifically in the clinical setting as a staff nurse. Audio/Video and Reading Focus Area Review the you tube video on "time management tips for every new nurse in 2022" and read the course point chapter 9 AJN article Time Management Strategies for New Nurses. From these two sources, identify and prioritize your tasks/responsibilities as a nurse for a 12 hour of shift 7a-7pm. +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Time Frame** | **Activities: Those that need to | | | be completed. Do not forget lunch | | | break & possibly 2-15 minute | | | breaks if time allows!** | +===================================+===================================+ | Prior to shift starting, before | | | report | | | | | | (Getting Ready) | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7a-8a | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8a-9a | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9a-10a | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10a-11a | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11a-12p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12p-1p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1p-2p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2p-3p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3p-4p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4p-5p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5p-6p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6p-7p | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | End of shift, after reporting off | | | | | | (Finishing to be ready to go | | | home) | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ : Time management chart Application Questions or Case Studies Complete *learning activity 9.2* from Huston e-text. Identify your numbered priorities here with rationale. ### Practice Question Chapter 1: Which is a pitfall of list making? (choose the best answer) a. Being too flexible b. Looking at one's list too often c. Including an unreasonable amount of items on one's list d. Not making a list Case Study: Time Management --------------------------- Natalie Rodriguez is a clinical nurse on a 65-bed orthopedic unit in a large teaching hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She is a new graduate from a baccalaureate nursing program and strives to provide the best possible care to each of her clients. Nurse Rodriguez works as fast as she can to complete the necessary care requirements and frequently stays late to finish her work. Today, Dr. Daily has examined one of Nurse Rodriguez\' clients and asked her for the VS, lab work, PT report, and I/O documentation. Nurse Rodriguez has not had a chance to get the VS or I/O, nor has she reviewed and posted lab data. She explains to Dr. Daily that she has been busy and will get this information for him now. Dr. Daily becomes angry, berates her, and stomps off the unit. Nurse Rodriguez feels that what is taught in school and what you are really actually able to accomplish in clinical practice are not consistent. She feels badly and starts her day feeling defeated. Case Study Questions 1. How could Nurse Rodriguez determine whether her time management skills were optimal? What time management strategies might she implement? 2. What coping strategies could Nurse Rodriguez employ to assist herself in this situation? 3. What learning opportunities could Nurse Rodriguez gain from this experience? Study Guide Outline­­­­­­ for Exams (all active learning guide focus areas) - Time management and emotional strain of poor time management - Symptoms of poor time management - Mistakes in planning - Steps in time management with examples from clinical - Creating time efficient work environment or workspaces - Priority setting & procrastination - Making lists - Reprioritizing - Dealing with interruptions - Time wasters - Time Inventory