Staffing & Nursing Care Delivery Models

Question 1

Activities required to ensure an adequate number & mix of health care team members to meet pt. needs and provide safe, quality care.

Answer 1

Staffing

Question 2

3 Staffing considerations

Answer 2

1: Pt. needs
2: Staff satisfaction
3: Organizational needs

Question 3

Primary considerations to staffing a nursing unit (5)

What an NTL must consider

Answer 3

1: Number of patients
2: Acuity of care required
3: Staff experience & preparation
4: Geography of Environment
5: Available technology

Question 4

Higher acuity level patient needs what?

Answer 4

Higher level of nursing care (nursing needs more intense)

Question 5

Categorizing patients according to care needs.

Answer 5

Acuity

Question 6

ANA classification system recommendations (8)

Angela did not cover this

Answer 6

1 - Age & functional ability
2- Communication skills
3 - Cultural & language ability
4 - Severity & urgency of admitting condition
5 - Scheduled procedures
6 - Ability to meet health care requisites
7 - Availability of social support
8- Other needs identified by RN or Pt.

Question 7

Staff member must haves to be able to meet patient needs: (3)

Answer 7

• educational preparation
• skill
• experience

Question 8

Disadvantages to long shifts over consecutive days

Answer 8

• clinical errors

- fatigue

Question 9

Self scheduling is?

Answer 9

responsibility of staffing a unit is delegated to the employees on the unit - they collectively design a schedule based on staffing criteria.

Question 10

Organizational needs affected by staffing (3):

Answer 10

1 - financial resources
2- licensing regulations (TJC standards)
3 - Customer satisfaction

Question 11

The ratio of amount of outputs produced to the specific amount of input - is the measure of staffing efficiency.

Answer 11

Productivity

Question 12

Nurse manager accountable for staffing within budgetary guidelines for: (2)

Answer 12

• Numbers of staff working at any given time.

- Staff Mix.

Question 13

Do licensing & accreditation agencies have mandatory staffing ratios?
What do they look for?

Answer 13

NO.

-do look for evidence that pt. are adequately cared for.

Question 14

Nurse managers challenge is to provide appropriate staffing within budget constraints with (staff):

Answer 14

• well trained, competent, professional staff

- that will provide safe, high-quality care.

Question 15

Details the way task assignments, responsibility and authority are structure to accomplish patient care.

Answer 15

Nursing care delivery models

Question 16

Nurses are responsible for planning, organizing & performing all care, including personal hygiene, medications, treatments, emotional support, etc.

Answer 16

Total patient care