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Free printable Eisenhower Matrix templates for nurses. No email required.
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A simple 2x2 grid that helps you sort tasks by urgency and importance. Perfect for managing the chaos of nursing where everything feels urgent.
Urgent & Important
Life-threatening situations - handle immediately
Example: Code blue, critical lab values, pain meds
Not Urgent & Important
Preventive care that keeps patients stable
Example: Patient education, care planning, rounds prep
Tasks others can handle
Example: Bed changes, meal trays, supply restocking
Time wasters - minimize these
Example: Gossip, excessive charting detail, perfectionism
Focus on preventive care in Q2 means fewer emergencies in Q1.
Prioritize charting throughout your shift instead of staying late.
Stop treating everything as urgent. Save your energy for what truly matters.
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"Add check vitals room 302 urgent"
Transcript:
"Check vitals and give pain meds room 302"
AI Parsed Result:
Task: Check vitals and give pain meds
Due: Room 302
Quadrant: Q1 - Urgent & Important
Visual cues that match triage thinking
Critical
Blood transfusion 305
Urgent
Pain assessment 301
Routine
Discharge teaching 308
Separate boards for each patient or shift
Day Shift Tasks
Keep policies and orders with related tasks
Insulin Protocol.pdf
245 KB • PDF Document
Shift Report Template.docx
128 KB • Word Document
Wound Progress Photo.jpg
1.2 MB • Image
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Set once for Q4H, Q6H, BID medications
Weekly Quizzes (Auto-recurring)
Team Meetings (Every Tuesday)
Update on your phone, see on the unit computer
Critical patient needs and medication administration go in Quadrant 1, patient education and care planning in Quadrant 2, routine documentation in Quadrant 3, and non-essential tasks in Quadrant 4. The matrix helps maintain patient safety while managing workload.
Quadrant 1: Emergency responses, time-sensitive medications, critical assessments. Quadrant 2: Patient education, team collaboration, professional development. Quadrant 3: Routine charting, supply ordering. Quadrant 4: Excessive reorganizing, non-critical conversations.
By scheduling self-care and professional development in Quadrant 2, nurses protect their well-being. The matrix also helps identify tasks to delegate or batch, reducing overwhelm during busy shifts.
Create a handoff-specific matrix focusing on patient priorities. Critical updates are Q1, ongoing care plans are Q2, routine updates are Q3. This ensures smooth transitions and patient safety.
Time-sensitive documentation (medication administration) is Q1, while routine charting is Q3. Batch Q3 documentation during quieter periods to protect time for direct patient care (Q1 and Q2).
Absolutely! Break shifts into thirds: start-of-shift priorities (Q1), mid-shift patient education and planning (Q2), and end-of-shift documentation (Q3). Adjust as patient needs change throughout the shift.