Staffing
Scheduling
Policy
Budget
100
The measurement of the intensity of nursing care required by a patient.
What is acuity?
100
This department coordinates and monitors the staffing activities of the nursing departments which utilize Kronos Advanced Scheduler, maintaining related records and reports.
What is the Staffing Office?
100
Based on Staffing Decision Policy NLFH NAPL 10.2007, the charge nurse will take into consideration the following: intensity of patient, technology required, education/certification of the nurse, experience level, family dynamics, infection control and continuity of care when making this type of decision.
What is a safe patient assignment?
100
This is the number that Northwestern Medicine currently takes from the midnight census and is reported on every 30 days. The midnight census is added together and divided by the number of days in that month to give you the average.
What is the average daily census?
200
This council is working on developing an acuity based staffing model at Lake Forest Hospital.
What is the Staffing/Scheduling and Recruitment/Retention Council (SSRRC)?
200
Time that is not spent in direct patient care. This would include meeting time, office time, and orientation time.
What is indirect time or nonproductive time?
200
Three consecutive scheduled 12 hour shifts
What is the maximum number of consecutive scheduled 12 hour shifts a nurse can work?
200
Based on the average daily census and the ratio we have been working with including the FTEs (Full Time Equivalents) we have been using, there is a standard number of staff we would have on at any given time.
What is a budgeted core?
300
FTE
What is a full time equivalent?
300
The 6 week set schedule we place in the Kronos system based on unit needs and assign to each employee.
What is a Master Schedule?
300
An Illinois law that states that employees must be granted “twenty-four consecutive hours of rest in every calendar week in addition to the regular period of rest allowed at the close of each working day”.
What is the One Rest Day in Seven Act?
300
The total number of nursing staff providing patient care divided by the number of patients.
What is Nursing Hours Per Patient Day (NHPPD)?
400
The number of patients per RN.
What is a ratio?
400
True or False: does the death of an "in-law" qualify for the allowed 3-day funeral leave ?
What is TRUE?
400
An employee who arrives more than one hour after the scheduled start time.
What is ABSENT incurring a full occurrence?
400
A formal report that provides a list of all the expenses and all of the income for your cost center.
What is an I&E? (Income and Expense Report)
500
A nurse's badge is a required part of a_______________ so if she leaves it in the car, she needs to go back out to her car before starting her shift.
What is a uniform?
500
True or False: Units can choose between 2 templates for determining holiday schedules.
What is TRUE
500
A law that represents legislation as an alternative to mandated staffing ratios and provides nurses a voice in their organization's staffing plan.
What is the 2008 Illinois Nurse Staffing by Acuity Act?
500
Recording of variation in staffing ratios from required grid as a result of increased patient intensity or anticipated discharges.
What is variance reporting?
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