The nurse manager decides to use the Baylor plan to staff the unit. Which of the following statements by the nurse manager indicates that further teaching is required?
1. "It's going to be nice to have everyone working a 12-hour shift throughout this 30-day schedule."
2. "This will be nice for the people who don't want to work the weekend."
3. "I think this is going to be easy. I have people working 12 hours on the weekend and 8 hours through the week."
4. "This will be good for people who like to travel through the week and would rather work the weekend."
Answer: 1
Rationale: The Baylor plan is a staffing plan where some nurses only work the weekdays. These nurses are scheduled for 8-hour shifts. Then, other nurses only work on the weekends. They work two 12-hour shifts, and are paid like they have worked 40 hours per week. So, the nurse manager will have to staff for the 8-hour shifts through the week, and the 12-hour shifts on the week-ends. It is a good scheduling plan for nurses who do not want to any weekends, and it is a good scheduling plan for nurses who only want to work on the weekends.
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