Managing Time Analysis

Managing time wisely on the floor and coming back to a patient room when initially promised is important because patients really take our word seriously. Patients really do appreciate when we come back when we say we are and if we don’t they appreciate when we apologize. Patients feel like they’re being listened to and that we care about them when we hold to our word and take care of them accordingly and on time. In the article, it takes about patients’ experience of being hospitalized. Patients are sensitive to the hurried pace of the hospital and they can feel a sense of unimportance when staff members are quick to dismiss them or don’t take the time to really be there in the moment with them. I realized how important time management was when I walked into a patient room later in the day and the first thing she said to me was, “You must be
I realized I had forgotten to come back after I had told her that earlier in the day and I quickly apologized and went and got the supplies to help clean up the patient. She wasn’t upset at me but it made me realized that patient’s really do hold to our words and really do look for us to come back when we say. Managing time wisely and taking care of patients is important because it helps build rapport when you take care of your patients in a timely manner. My biggest challenge with time management is figuring out how to delegate in order to effectively manage my time better. As a new grad I think that’s what is going to be the biggest struggle for me moving into working as a new nurse. In my clinical rotation now, I am able to establish which patients to see first based on patient need and acuity. However, when things get busy, I do sometimes find myself scrambling to try and get from patient to patient. To improve this, I think that I personally need to work on delegating tasks and just asking for