The nurse manager is planning staffing levels and realizes that the first step is to:
a. know the intensity of care needed by patients according to physical and psychosocial factors.
b. examine the educational level of the staff.
c. assess the skill level of caregivers.
d. review the budget to determine the financial consequences of past staffing patterns.
ANS: A
Correct: The nurse manager must determine the number and mix of health care providers according to the wide range of care requirements of individual patients.
Incorrect:
b. Educational level requirements must be matched to patients' acuity levels.
c. Assessing the skill level of staff is necessary to match staff with patients according to patients' acuity level.
d. Past staffing patterns cannot predict the needs of the current population.
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