Nurse manager's guide innovative staffing

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Understanding Staffing -- 1.Nursing Fundamentals for Staffing -- Ensuring High-Quality, Safe Patient Care -- What Is Nursing? -- What Is the Nursing Process? -- What Is Quality? -- Understanding Staffing and Your Patient-Flow Variability -- Definition of Staffing -- Patient-Flow Variability -- Why Is Staffing Important? -- The Healthcare Environment -- Appropriate Resource Utilization and Fiscal Responsibility -- More Is Not Always Better: Position Control -- Research -- The Missing Component: Missed Care -- The Impact of Staffing on Patients -- The Impact of Staffing on Staff -- Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) -- Summary -- 2.The Current State of Staffing -- The Basis for Scheduling -- Professional Organizations Standards -- Federal and State Regulations -- Federal Legislation -- State Legislation -- Staffing Plans -- The Acuity-Based Method -- The Ratio-Based Method -- The Finance-Based Method --

Note continued: Staffing and Scheduling: Electronic Programs -- Programs to Assist With Scheduling -- Programs to Determine Staffing Needs -- Fixed, Self-Scheduling, and Rotating Schedules -- Summary -- pt. II Researching & Operationalizing …