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What are the pros and cons of using this strategy? Patient Classification Systems Patient classification systems (PCSs), sometimes referred to as patient acuity systems, use patient needs to objectively determine workload requirements and staffing needs. To be most effective, patient classification data are collected midpoint for every shift by the unit nursing staff and analyzed […]

Would you do anything differently now that you’ve read the chapter? A hospital unit may experience a steady census during the seven days of the week or a higher census from Monday to Friday. Its patient days may be distributed evenly during the year, or it may consistently experience peaks in occupancy in certain months

Have you ever participated in a staff interview, either as a candidate or as a member of the staff? MANAGING RESOURCES S taffing and scheduling is an important responsibility of the nurse manager and a critical aspect of providing nursing care. Higher nurse staffing levels reduce mortality in hospi-talized patients (Schilling et al., 2010; Needleman

Imagine that a potential candidate asks you to describe your present workplace. What would you say? Staffing PATIENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS DETERMINING NURSING CARE HOURS DETERMINING FTEs DETERMINING STAFFING MIX DETERMINING DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF Scheduling CREATIVE AND FLEXIBLE STAFFING AUTOMATED SCHEDULING SUPPLEMENTING STAFF Staffing and Scheduling 16 1. Determine staffing needs. 2. Demonstrate how to use

What approach does your organization use to recruit employees? Is it effective? Web Resources Job search websites: Monster.com: www.monster.com Nurse.com: www.nurse.com Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: http://stti.monster.com Nurse’s CareerCenter: www.nursingworld.org/careercenter Aiken, L. H., Clarke, S. P., Sloane, D. M., Lake, E. T., & Cheney, T. (2008). Effects of hospital care environment on

Questions to Challenge You 1. What approach does your organization use to recruit employees? Is it effective? How could the pro- cess be improved? 2. Imagine that a potential candidate asks you to describe your present workplace. What would you say? 3. Have you ever participated in a staff interview, either as a candidate or

hiring is often shared by HR and nurse managers. Position description is fundamental to all selection efforts because it defines the job. • Recruitment is the process of locating and attracting enough qualified applicants to provide a pool from which the required number of new staff members can be chosen. • Selection processes should be

The 2009 amendments included some employer-friendly provisions as well. Reverse dis- crimination claims by nondisabled individuals are not in violation of the Act. Although the pool of individuals covered in the amendments is expanded, the reasonable accommodation features remain the same, as do existing exclusions for criminal behavior and current drug use. Recruiting and selecting

The interview begins promptly . Jack warmly greets Sabrina and establishes rapport. He follows the interview guide provided by the human resource department. Jack informs Sabrina that he will be taking notes during the interview process. After reviewing her educational and work history, Jack asks Sabrina several situational ques- tions related to work in the

MANAGING RESOURCES The Americans with Disabilities Act that took effect in July 1990 prohibits discrimination based on an individual’s disability. A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, or has a record of such impair- ment (e.g., attended a school for the