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The effect of time management education on critical care nurses' prioritization: a randomized clinical trial
Fatemeh Vizeshfar1, Mahnaz Rakhshan1, Fatemeh Shirazi1
1Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Background:
Nurses are at the forefront of patient care, and time management skills can increase their ability to make decisions faster. This study aimed to assess the effect of a time management workshop on prioritization and time management skills among nurses of emergency and intensive care units.
Methods:
This randomized clinical trial was performed with 215 nurses. The educational intervention about time management was held in the form of a workshop for the intervention group. The time management questionnaire was completed by both groups before, immediately after, and 3 months after the intervention.
Results:
Most participants were female (n=191, 88%), with a mean age of 31.82 years (range, 22-63 years). Additionally, the participants' work experience ranged from 1 to 30 years (mean±standard deviation, 8.00±7.15 years). After the intervention, the mean score of time management increased significantly in the intervention group, but no significant difference was observed in this regard in the control group. The results also revealed a significant difference between the intervention and control groups regarding the mean score of time management 3 months after the intervention (P<0.001).
Conclusions:
Time management training helped nurses adjust the time required to perform and prioritize various tasks.
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