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What is the first step in staffing?
Manpower planning
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Who has the primary responsibility of meeting staffing needs at the unit level.
Unit Manager
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TRUE OR FALSE?
More RNs in the skill mix → fewer deaths, shorter stays, fewer complications.
TRUE
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A system that is coordinated by staff nurses.
Self scheduling
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Refers to the process of receiving and welcoming an employee when he first joins the company
Orientation
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This refers to job assignments.
Staffing
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What are the 2 staffing approaches?
Centralized
Decentralized |
The process of making the personnel work assignments for a specific period, this includes working days and days off.
Scheduling
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What does NCHPPD stand for?
Nursing Care Hours Per Patient Day.
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Give 1 information given during an orientation.
1. Brief History and Operations of the company.
2. Organizational Structure. 3. Policies and Procedures of the company. 4. Products and services of the company. 5. Location of departments and employee facilities. 6. Safety Measures. 7. Grievances procedures. 8. Benefits and Services of employee. 9. Standing orders and disciplinary procedures. 10. Opportunities for training, promotions, transfers etc. 11. Suggestion schemes. 12. Rules and regulations |
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It is a recruitment which takes place within the concern or organization.
Internal Recruitment
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A basic measure dividing total nursing hours by patient census, but it doesn't account for patient acuity or staff skill mix.
Nursing Care Hours Per Patient-Day
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Complete what is missing: Nurses in public health institutions are required to work ____ hours a day, or a total of forty (40) hours a week.
Answer using the number.
8
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What does PCS stand for?
Patient Classification System
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If the formula for NCHPPD is:
Total nursing hours worked ÷ patient census. Calculate: If 72 nursing hours are worked for 24 patients, what’s the NCHPPD?
3 hours per patient
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How many principles for nurse staffing does ANA outline?
5
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Complete the abreviations:
1. RN 2. Licensed Practical Nurse 3. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
1. Registered Nurse
2. Licensed Practical Nurse 3. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
An Act Regulating the Working Hours of Nurses in Public Health Services
RA 5901
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TRUE OR FALSE?
If a nurse works beyond 8 hours, the excess time is not considered overtime.
FALSE
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This refers to "worth" or "excellence."
Merit
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Refers to the reward or compensation given to the employee for their work performances.
Renumeration
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TRUE OR FALSE?
There is a universal standard for the ideal skill mix, as it depends on factors like the patient care setting, patient acuity, and available resources.
FALSE
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Block Scheduling means that the work schedule for a unit is planned in a “_____” of week.
BLOCK
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What time is the common shift pattern in the morning?
7am-3pm
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What does ANA stands for?
American Nurses Association
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