Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and specific days of the week. To retain nursing staff, the nurse manager must schedule:
a. All weekends off.
b. All holidays off.
c. A variety of scheduling options.
d. Rotating shifts.
ANS: C
Creating a flexible schedule with a variety of scheduling options that leads to work schedule stability for each employee is one mechanism likely to retain staff, which is within the control of nurse managers.
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