A small rural hospital has open shifts on its medical-surgical unit. The manager has listed open shifts on the hospital?s intranet. This type of scheduling is an example of:
1. External pools.
2. Internal pools.
3. Open shift management.
4. Float pools.
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Explanation: 1. Open shifts management is a technique in which a nurse may self-schedule. External pools are
nurses employed from outside the organization, such as agency nurses.
Internal pools are a pool of nurses within the organization in which the manager may schedule
staff. Float pools are a pool of nurses within an organization who work on units in which there
is a need. They are typically assigned that day or within 24 hours of their shift.
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