Exam 14: Staffing and Scheduling

In evaluating mortality rates on the weekend,the head nurse on the cardiac unit is surprised to find that it is higher than on weekdays.In exploring the reasons for this apparent anomaly,the head nurse focuses on:

The difference between staffing and scheduling is that staffing:

To project staffing needs and to avoid understaffing,it is important that nurse managers consider which of the following?

A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital.It has 40 beds and an average occupancy of 34 beds.To prepare the staffing,the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being:

Staff members on your unit raise concern that there is rising acuity on the unit and lack of responsiveness in addressing these needs through appropriate staffing.They point to increased incidences of adverse and sentinel events on the unit.To address this concern,your hospital organization would do best to:

A nurse staffing plan takes into account:

In a job interview for a staff position,which of the following indicates your knowledge of patient safety?

In Question 10,the classification system that is used:

In reviewing the job description of a nurse manager,the staff becomes aware that a nurse manager's role is complex.Which of the following duties are required of a nurse manager ?

A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs.An external variable to be considered is:

A nurse manager uses many sources of data when planning the unit's workload for the year.Which of the following data must be considered in the planning?

As the unit manager,you post the staffing plan and compliance reports.This initiative is aimed at:

A strategy to increase RN staff retention at Valley Hospital includes:

To maintain patient safety,studies suggest that scheduling should avoid:

A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns.An internal variable to be considered is:

The number of adverse events such as falls and pressure ulcers on your unit is increasing.An ideal staffing plan to address this issue would include which of the following? Increasing the:

A particular classification system assigns revenue according to the functional capacity of patients and the progression of patients during their stay in rehabilitation units.More independent patient activities such as prompted voiding require higher staff utilization than dependent activities but do not result in increased staff resources.This is an example of:

An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately for staffing needs.Nurse managers use staffing plans to:

To prepare staffing schedules,a nurse manager needs to calculate paid nonproductive time.When calculating paid nonproductive time,the nurse manager considers:

Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and specific days of the week.To retain nursing staff,the nurse manager must schedule: