Staffing Management and Methods

No other resource can affect patient care as much as nurse staffing. With this indispensable guide, nurse managers will increase the precision around nurse staffing by assessing new designs and implementing new approaches.

List of Figures and Tables ix About the Editor xiii About the Authors xv Foreword xxi Majorie Beyers Introduction: A Blueprint for the Reader xxiii 1. Evolving Staffing Measures 1 Joseph W. McKinley; Carol Ann Cavouras 2. Resource Management System Design 35 Mary G. Nash; Kathleen Luke Kniphfer; Susan A. Kuklinski; Deborah B. Sparks 3. Nurse Staffing Within an Integrated Delivery System 59 Mary Jane Mastorovich 4. Small Community Hospital: A Staffing Case Study 89 Karen A. Bray; Deborah Struth  5. Staffing Challenges and Opportunities in the Rural Setting 109 Annette J. McBeth; Alice P. Weydt; Julie A. Frederick; Cindy A. Scherb; Kathleen M. Foreman 6. Recruitment and Retention Strategies: An Integrated Approach 139 Marguerite K. Schlag; Patricia Cavanaugh; Doreen A. Donohue; Carol Howland; Eleanor Incalcaterra; Ann R. Lando 7. Innovations in Information Systems for Nurse Staffing 165 Ailsa Mary Bell; Jane Price; Jean M. Roberts Epilogue:Closing Lessons 211 Index 215