The nurse manager is trying to plan the shifts in the most effective manner. The manager knows that one characteristic of effective shift planning includes which of the following?
a. Getting the job done in the least amount of time
b. Nobody died
c. Everybody showed up for work
d. Evaluation of optimal and reasonable outcomes
D
Effective shift planning involves deciding what goals or outcomes they want to achieve. Identifying
optimal outcomes (best possible objectives), as well as reasonable outcomes (realistic objectives given
the resources at hand), and evaluating progress made toward these outcomes during and at the end of
the shift are qualities that lead to effective planning during one's shift. Often enough, nurses do not
allow themselves permission to do less-than-optimal work, but sometimes, due to circumstances
beyond their control (short staffed), achieving reasonable goals is the best that can be expected.
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