Category 1
What is the first step in staffing?
A. Recruitment
B. Manpower planning
C. Selection
B. Manpower planning
Who has the primary responsibility of meeting staffing needs at the unit level.
Unit Manager
TRUE OR FALSE?
More RNs in the skill mix → fewer deaths, shorter stays, fewer complications.
TRUE
A system that is coordinated by staff nurses.
Self scheduling
Refers to the process of receiving and welcoming an employee when he first joins the company
Orientation
This refers to job assignments.
A. Staffing
B. Scheduling
C. Skill mix
B. Staffing
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
What does NCHPPD stand for?
Nursing Care Hours Per Patient Day.
The adequate number and appropriate mix of personnel required to meet organizational goals and patient care needs safely and effectively
Staffing Needs
It is a recruitment which takes place within the concern or organization.
A. External Recruitment
B. Internal Recruitment
C. Basta Recruitment
B. Internal Recruitment
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
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
What does PCS stand for?
Patient Classification System
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
How many principles for nurse staffing does ANA outline?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
B. 5
Complete the abreviations:
1. RN
2. LPN
3. UAP
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
TRUE OR FALSE?
If a nurse works beyond 8 hours, the excess time is not considered overtime.
FALSE
This refers to "worth" or "excellence."
Merit
Refers to the reward or compensation given to the employee for their work performances.
A. Promotion
B. Renumeration
C. Performance Appraisal
B. Renumeration
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
Block Scheduling means that the work schedule for a unit is planned in a “_____” of week.
BLOCK
What time is the common shift pattern in the morning?
7am-3pm
What does ANA stands for?
American Nurses Association