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