title: Developing students' time management skills in clinical settings: practical considerations for busy nursing staff.
abstract: In clinical settings, nursing staff often find themselves responsible for students who have varying time management skills. Nurses need to respond sensitively and appropriately, and to teach nursing students how to prioritize and better allocate time. This is important not only for developing students' clinical skills but also for shaping their perceptions about the quality of the placement and their willingness to consider it as a potential work specialty. In this column, some simple, practical strategies that nurses can use to assist students with improving their time management skills are identified.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health Research Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC NSW 1797, Australia. M.Cleary@uws.edu
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horsfall
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D017748:Time Management / Q000379:methods*