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Staffing Pattern
Staffing Pattern
Pattern
course title: FIELD
EXPERIENCE IN NURSING
PRACTICE
Presented by: Jenny-Ann R. Baliday
Definition of staffing
Staffing refers to the number and mixture of
personnel assigned to work in nursing units at a
given time.
Goal of staffing
The goal of staffing is to provide an adequate
number and mixture of personnel to give proper
care to the patients in the nursing units at a
particular time.
Staff classification
1-Professional nurse: Baccalaureate degree.
2-Technical nurse: Secondary Technical Nursing
School . ( Diploma degree).
Components of Staffing
1- Staffing pattern:
it is the number and mix of personnel that should
be on duty per each unit per shift, per day.
2- Staffing plan:
It determines the number of nursing personnel that
must be hired to deliver nursing care on the
nursing units.
II
60
10
III
77
11
IV
18
161
36
Staff factors
1-Educational level of the nurses.
2-Experience level of the nurses.
3-Staff number.
4-Job description of each category of nurses.
52 days.
20 days.
10 days.
10 days.
------------------------------------------------------------------------92 days
to
compensate
is
for
applies
to
work
Total
Night
Evening Day
Category
RNs
LPN
Other
16
Total