As the nurse manager of a pediatric unit, your daily staff assignments would be based on which of the following?
a. Patient acuity and nursing care hours needed
b. Number of nurses that are available
c. Patient acuity and cost of care
d. Staff preference and patient difficulty
A
As the nurse manager, you would base your assignment on the patient acuity and the number of care
hours required. Other items to take into consideration are the complexity of patient care and the
experience of the staff.
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