The nurse manager must attend to several tasks this afternoon. Which tasks would the manager categorize as urgent? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A) Waiting for pharmacy to call back about a meeting time
B) Planning a staff meeting for next week
C) Assisting a family whose child is in the emergency department
D) Finding replacements for two staff members on the next shift who called in sick
E) Trying to organize the visitor take-out menus

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1. Waiting for a phone call is a time waster and would not be an urgent task.
2. Planning a staff meeting for next week in not urgent.
3. Assisting the family of a child in the emergency department is an urgent matter.
4. Finding replacement staff for the next shift is an urgent matter.
5. Organizing take-out menus is busy work.

The Nurse Manager Must Attend to Several Tasks This Afternoon