Centralized scheduling has many advantages, including which of ...

[sjones]

Centralized scheduling has many advantages, including which of the following?
 
  a. Managers have authority.
  b. Some managerial time is freed up for other activities.
  c. Staffing is less complicated.
  d. Employees can receive individualized treatment.

Question 2

Various scheduling and staffing methods have advantages and disadvantages for personnel. When new graduates enter the workforce, they are more likely to be given undesirable work schedules if what type of scheduling system is used?
 
  a. Self-scheduling
  b. Rotating work shifts
  c. Permanent shifts
  d. Block, or cyclical, scheduling

[Li Jun]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Centralized scheduling relieves nurse managers of time-consuming duties, freeing them for other activities.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Most people want to work the day shift, and assignments are usually made on a seniority-priority basis. This usually results in a predominance of new graduates staffing the evening and night shifts in a permanent shift scheduling system.