Establishing Safe Staffing Patterns for Nurses - himss
Establishing Safe Staffing Patterns for Nurses - himss
Establishing Safe Staffing Patterns for Nurses - himss
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Engineered <strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Staffing</strong> <strong>for</strong> Nursing<br />
• Evidence-based or engineered <strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Staffing</strong> Systems<br />
<strong>for</strong> Nursing include two major components:<br />
─ Patient Classification (Acuity/Dependency) Systems,<br />
which groups patients into similar groups<br />
─ Development of Engineered <strong>Staffing</strong> Ratios, also called<br />
workload measurement to establish a foundational<br />
database<br />
─ The two must be linked<br />
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