How can a nurse who is consistently falling behind at work improve to become more organized and disciplined?
A) Use the same system every day to organize client care and required activities such as paperwork.
B) Ask the nurse manager to grant permission for fewer client assignments until more experience with organization is achieved.
C) Ask the unit secretary to do required paperwork to decrease the amount of time required.
D) Practice a shorter client assessment technique to minimize the time required for this activity.

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1. Using the same system consistently makes organization a habit.
2. Asking for a lighter load shifts the load onto other nurses and is not appropriate.
3. The unit secretary cannot legally do the nurse's paperwork. Shifting work onto the unit secretary is not appropriate.
4. Skimping on client assessment could cause a decrease in client care quality or legal consequences.

How Can a Nurse Who Is Consistently Falling Behind at Work