Question:

Answer: d. number of RNs and number of RNs with experience on the unit

Question: A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital. It has 40 beds and an average occupancy of 34 beds. To prepare the staffing, the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being:

1. 90%

2. b. 85%

3. c. 75%

4. d. 60%

5. Answer: b. 85%

6. Question:

7. Answer: c. Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time.

8. Question:

9. Answer: c. outline the number of individuals by classification on a per shift basis

10. Question:

11. Answer: d. department of Health licensing standards

12. Question: A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns. An internal variable to be considered is:

13. a. organizational staffing policies

14. b. state licensing standards

15. c. American Nurses Association

16. d. consumer expectations

17. Answer: a. organizational staffing policies

18. Question: A nurse manager uses many sources of data when planning the unit’s workload for the year. Which of the following data must be considered in the planning?

19. a. Hours of operation of the unit

20. b. trends in acuity on the unit

21. c. maximum work stretch for each employee

22. d. weekend requirements

23. Answer: b. trends in acuity on the unit

24. Question: 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:

25. a. All weekends off.

26. b. All holidays off.

27. c. A variety of scheduling options.

28. d. Rotating shifts.

29. Answer: c. A variety of scheduling options.

30. Question: The difference between staffing and scheduling is that staffing:

31. a. puts the right person in the right position

32. b. puts the right person in the right time and place

33. c. refers to the number of nursing hours per patient per day

34. d. looks after interpretation of benefits and compensation

35. Answer: a. puts the right person in the right position

36. Question: A busy neurologic ICU and stepdown unit most likely would use which patient classification system?

37. a. factor evaluation

38. b. prototype evaluation

39. c. hybrid system

40. d. AHRQ system

41. Answer: a. factor evaluation