The type of decision making used for staffing a nursing unit that includes decisions relating to normal staffing levels, methods of replacing staff, and scheduling methods, is called _________
a. strategic nursing decision making
b. logistical nursing decision making
c. tactical nursing decision making
d. standard nursing decision making
b
a. Incorrect: Strategic nursing decision making is the level that includes decisions that guide the approach to nursing care delivery in an organization, including decisions such as what the skill mix will be, staff status mix, staffing levels, model of care/philosophy, and organization of care delivery.
b. Correct: Logistical decision making generates directions on staffing for a team or unit within an organization. Decisions relate to normal staffing levels, replacement staffing methods (e.g., float, pool, agency staffing), and scheduling approaches and methods.
c. Incorrect: Tactical nursing decisions involve making day-to-day, shift-to-shift decisions to adjust to changing patient needs or changes in staff availability.
d. Incorrect: This is not a type of nursing decision making.
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