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
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1. Determine staffing needs. 2. Demonstrate how to use patient classifica-
tion systems to calculate nursing care hours necessary.
3. Calculate FTEs.
4. Determine the appropriate staffing mix and distribution of staff.
5. Describe the various ways to schedule staff. 6. Explain how to supplement staff when
needed.
Learning Outcomes After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
Baylor plan Block staffing Demand management Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Key Terms Nursing care hours (NCHs) Patient classification systems (PCSs) Pools Self-scheduling
Staffing Staffing mix