Describe human resources as it relates to hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

What will be an ideal response?


Human resources refer to people. As in many industries, there can be a wide range of human resource needs in a healthcare organization. For example, hospitals staff a variety of positions, from low skilled to very high skilled. However, at other healthcare organizations, the breadth of staffing may be less significant. As an example, a nursing home may be operated with registered nurses, but usually does not have physicians on staff.

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