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wenmo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Assigning individual personnel to work specific hours, days, or shifts and in a specific unit or area over a specified period of time is known as:

a. scheduling.
b. staffing effectiveness.
c. nursing direct care hours.
d. human resources staffing strategy.

Question 2

To reach Magnet status the nursing service in a hospital must attain competency in which of the following areas (select all that apply)?

a. Professionalism
b. Use of critical thinking skills
c. Business skills and principles
d. Leadership
e. Communication and relationship man-agement
f. Knowledge of the health care environment
g. Implementation of an acuity-based staff-ing system

peter · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Scheduling is the process of assigning individual personnel to work specific hours, days, or shifts and in a specific unit or area over a specified period of time (Barnum & Mallard, 1989).

Answer to Question 2

A, C, D, E, F
Magnet hospitals are recognized for the nurse's critical role in the business of health care. Pro-fessionalism, leadership, communication, and the ability to work with others as well as under-standing the business and principles of running a hospital business and health care environment are required.