Effective time management. Life is planned around time, but time is an inconsistent resource. Eighty five percent of senior nurses feel that they do not have enough time to do what is asked of them. Similar studies suggest that this view will be shared by other health care groups. Activity does not necessarily equate with getting things done .
Delegation is important, as is sharing of information to enable sharing of work burdens.
Time cannot be saved, it can only be better utilised. Tactics to improve the use of time including planning, organising and implementing in an ordered and sensible fashion. Learning to take on only what feels comfortable and accepting that there are times when it is necessary to say no . Develop altruistic egoism . A term coined by Hans Selye who stated that all living creatures are and must be primarily selfish.