The hospital units most likely to employ a decentralized staffing model include (select all that apply):
a. the telemetry unit.
b. labor and delivery.
c. the medical-surgical unit.
d. the emergency department.
e. the neonatal critical care unit.
B, D, E
In a decentralized model, individual department managers and directors are responsible for daily staffing allocation. Units with decentralized staffing are typically units whereby volume and/or acuity may be most unpredictable, and the nursing competencies are unique to that area (e.g., emergency department, labor and delivery, critical care).
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