As part of a quality assurance project, a nurse is to round on every patient daily for 1 month to ensure the intravenous tubing is labeled with date hung and nurse's initials. The nurse is hoping to be promoted to a full-time position within the quality department, and her success on this project is very important to her receiving the position. The nurse retains all other assignments, and she is often interrupted to help other staff or solve call lights. The nurse discusses her concerns with the manager, who frees her for 1 hour each day to make rounds. During this 1 hour each day the nurse will organize herself and environment by practicing the:
A) art of "no detourism."
B) reducing stacked-desk syndrome.
C) art of "wastebasketry."
D) managing e-mail and memo mania.

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Correct:The art of "no detourism" focuses on one task until completed.
Incorrect:b.Reducing stacked-desk syndrome is removing all papers and personal items except the ones that are currently being used for the project.
c.The goal for the art of "wastebasketry" is to handle a paper (or e-mail) only once,then either act on it (do it),send it along to another appropriate person (delegate it),or throw it away (dump it).
d.The goals of managing e-mail and memo mania are to efficiently keep current with e-mails and other forms of written communication but does not allow nurse to focus on the task of rounding uninterrupted.

As Part of a Quality Assurance Project, a Nurse Is