Chapter 13: Staffing And Schedulingyoder-Wise: Leading And Managing In Nursing, 7th Edition

Chapter 13: Staffing and Scheduling Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The number of adverse events such as falls and pressure ulcers on the unit is increasing. An ideal staffing plan to address this issue would include which of the following? Increasing the: d. number of RNs and number of RNs with experience on the unit. 2. 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 asbeing: b. 85%. 3. To prepare staffing schedules, a nurse manager needs to calculate paid non-productive time. When calculating paid non-productive time, the nurse manager considers: c. vacation time, holiday time, and sick time. 4. An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately for staffing needs. Nurse managers use staffing plans to: c. outline the number of individuals by classification on a per-shift basis. 5. A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when preparing the personnel budget and projecting the units staffing needs. An external variable to be considered is: d. department of Health licensing