Nursing shortage factor
Accurately predicting staffing needs is a crucial part of a manager’s job. Discuss why predicting staffing needs is important and how third-party reimbursement is tied to staffing needs. What is the relationship between nursing hours, staffing mix, and quality of care? How does a nursing shortage factor into predicting these needs? Why is it important to consider diversity when staffing a unit? As staffing becomes more critical to each unit, compare and contrast how centralized and decentralized staffing affects the unit.