The nurse managers have developed a plan for an internal float pool of nurses to address the problem of increasing costs of staffing agencies. The float pool will be used when scheduled staff nurses call in sick for their shift
What type of planning have these managers done?
1. Strategic
2. Long-range
3. Standing
4. Visionary
Answer: 3
Rationale: A standing plan allows the nurse manager to plan for daily, weekly, or monthly activities of running the unit. Therefore, the nurse managers are using standing planning to avoid using staffing agencies in an effort to decrease costs. Strategic planning is long-range planning for the organization to remain competitive, long-range planning involves updating organizational goals for the next 5 or 10 years, and there is no such type as visionary planning.
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