Author Question: The nurse manager has open shifts on the MedicalSurgical unit. The manager listed the open shifts on ... (Read 35 times)

tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse manager has open shifts on the MedicalSurgical unit. The manager listed the open shifts on the hospital's intranet system. There is a central staffing manager who helps fill open shifts with nurses who are willing to work extra shifts.

This is an example of which type of scheduling?
1. Shared staffing help list
2. The Baylor plan
3. Job sharing
4. Combination plan

Question 2

One of the nurses scheduled to work in the Critical Care Unit has called in to report that the nurse is unable to work due an illness. The nurse manager is deciding how to cover the shift with another nurse.

Which of the following nurses most likely will be able to provide the unit with continuity of care?
1. Per diem nurse
2. Unit-based float pool nurse
3. General float pool nurse
4. A nurse from any area with a decreased census

lkanara2 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 1

Rationale: The shared staffing help list (SSHL) is a scheduling plan where nurses volunteer to work open shifts that have been identified by nurse managers. A central staffing manager fills the open shifts. The Baylor plan is when nurses are scheduled to work for 12 hours on the weekends, but are paid full-time wages and provided with benefits. A job-sharing plan is when two people share a position that normally would be a full-time position. The combination plan is when the nurse manager uses full-time and part-time staff to create a staffing schedule.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

Rationale: The per diem nurse is brought in from outside the health care organization to provide care. These nurses are hired on a daily basis without benefits from the organization. They often work anywhere they are needed. The per diem nurse will typcially not be able to provide the kind of high-level care that is needed for the acutely ill clients in the critical care unit. The nurse from the unit-based float pool is the nurse who is most likely to be able to provide the unit with seamless continuity of care. The nurse from the general float pool typcially will not be able to provide the specific type of high-level care that is needed for the acutely ill in the Critical Care Unit. The nurse who has been pulled from any area in the hospital is not typically equipped to deal with the high-acuity clients in the Critical Care Unit.