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The role of physical design and informal communication

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Interview Guide - Nurse Manager<br />

Staffing<br />

1. When did you start working as the Nurse Manger for this unit?<br />

a. Did you have prior experience as a Nurse Manager?<br />

b. What are your primary <strong>role</strong>s <strong>and</strong> responsibilities as a Nurse Manager?<br />

c. What was most challenging about taking on this position?<br />

2. Have there been any other changes in staffing in the past 6 months, such as<br />

different types <strong>of</strong> staff or staff turnover?<br />

3. How far ahead is the schedule planned?<br />

a. Once the schedule is set, are there changes made? If so, to what<br />

degree?<br />

4. How <strong>of</strong>ten are nurses floated from this unit, or onto this unit?<br />

5. What general categories <strong>of</strong> AH are there, such as dietician, <strong>physical</strong> therapy?<br />

a. How are their schedules coordinated <strong>and</strong> integrated into the unit?<br />

b. Ease <strong>of</strong> contacting AH when not on unit?<br />

6. What general categories <strong>of</strong> doctors are there, such as specialty, employer etc?<br />

a. How are their schedules coordinated <strong>and</strong> integrated into the unit?<br />

b. How frequently are they on the unit?<br />

c. Ease <strong>of</strong> contacting doctors when not on unit?<br />

7. Among the nurses, what is the hierarchy <strong>of</strong> experience?<br />

a. Where does the Orientor fall?<br />

8. How would you describe the relationship between the nursing staff <strong>and</strong><br />

a. <strong>The</strong> AH<br />

b. <strong>The</strong> doctors<br />

c. Each other<br />

Patients<br />

1. Are patient beds generally full?<br />

a. If yes, how <strong>of</strong>ten are there patients waiting to enter onto this unit?<br />

2. What RN:patient ratio does this unit strive for? Is this usually met?<br />

3. NP/PA:patient ratio?<br />

4. Doctor:patient ratio?<br />

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