The nurse manager determines that four registered nurses are needed to adequately provide care for 16 clients on the unit during the night shift
Which of the following statements indicate that the nurse manager is utilizing descriptive methodology to determine staffing needs?
1. "I use client data like the average unit census and the average length of stay. I plug these data into a formula and that's how I determine staffing."
2. "I include information that we learned about how long it takes to perform certain nursing tasks to determine staffing needs."
3. "After I take a look at the client acuity levels on the unit, I usually rely on my ‘gut instinct'."
4. "We use information that comes from the nurse supervisors to determine staffing needs based on how we care for clients on our unit."
Answer: 3
Rationale: Descriptive methodology refers to developing a staffing pattern based on subjective data. The nurse manager uses his or her experience and intuition to guide staffing activities. The industrial engineering approach is used when the nurse manager develops a staffing pattern based on specific objective data. This typically includes the following: work distribution, task analysis, work sampling, and time-and-motion studies. The management engineering methodology refers to developing a staffing pattern based on a staffing index model. Client acuity information, unit-specific information, and operating budget are used to find the most appropriate staffing pattern.
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