Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by ...

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Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and specific days of the week. To retain nursing staff, the nurse manager must schedule:
 
  a. All weekends off.
  b. All holidays off.
  c. A variety of scheduling options.
  d. Rotating shifts.

Question 2

A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns. An internal variable to be considered is:
 
  a. Organizational staffing policies.
  b. State licensing standards.
  c. American Nurses Association.
  d. Consumer expectations.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Creating a flexible schedule with a variety of scheduling options that leads to work schedule stability for each employee is one mechanism likely to retain staff, which is within the control of nurse managers.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
State licensing standards outline what a nurse can do. Internal policies determine what a nurse may do in a particular setting as well as the amount of flexibility that is allowed to manage times of high and low volumes, as well as changes in acuity. Organizational policies can put the nurse manager in a situation where patient safety cannot be maintained or financial obligations met.