Answer to Question 1
d
a. Incorrect: Nurse managers are required to establish a staffing budget based on a staffing plan, and the budget for each unit is established in terms of full-time equivalents (FTEs).
b. Incorrect: Nurse managers are required to establish a staffing budget based on a staffing plan, and the budget for each unit is established in terms of full-time equivalents (FTEs).
c. Incorrect: Nurse managers are required to establish a staffing budget based on a staffing plan, and the budget for each unit is established in terms of full-time equivalents (FTEs).
d. Correct: Nurse managers are required to establish a staffing budget based on a staffing plan, and the budget for each unit is established in terms of full-time equivalents (FTEs). The units staffing budget is expressed in terms of FTEs paid for the standard work week, for example 35 hours per week.
Answer to Question 2
d
a. Incorrect: Self-scheduling systems still require parameters and guidelines for making requests so that the system is fair to all involved. This process is still overseen by nurse managers.
b. Incorrect: The collective agreement must also be adhered to in considering scheduling and staffing on a nursing unit.
c. Incorrect: Both the organization and the collective agreement will set some of the parameters for scheduling, which the nurse manager needs to follow.
d. Correct: In most health care organizations of considerable size, there are at least two kinds of nurse managers involved in or playing a leadership role in these decisions: nurse executives, who are key in strategic decision making about staffing; and nurse managers, who are usually key in logistical processes and tactical decision making.
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