The hospital's risk management team has identified a hazard to patient safety through review of incident reports. What should be the team's next action?
1. Discipline staff who have been involved in previous incidents.
2. Eliminate the hazard before anyone else is harmed.
3. Identify and compensate any patient previously injured.
4. Gather and trend data on the occurrences.
The unit policy is that the nurse with the least seniority is required to float to understaffed units. Is this the best policy?
1. Yes, the most senior people should be required to manage their home unit.
2. No, this policy is against most corporate philosophy.
3. No, generally the most capable and efficient person should be floated.
4. Yes, having choice in these matters is a benefit of longevity in the facility.
A group of nurses are concerned about the chronic understaffing and mandatory overtime requirements of their state's hospitals. How could this group best help solve this issue?
1. Advise nurses to go home after their assigned shift instead of working overtime.
2. Talk to state legislatures about establishing staffing ratios.
3. Lobby for legislation supporting safe staffing measures.
4. Develop policies whereby nurse managers are the only ones required to work overtime.
Which strategies should the nurse manager employ when asked to float staff from one area to another?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Consider the patient care delivery systems on each unit.
2. Float staff in alphabetical order of their last name.
3. Float nurses to areas with similar patient care requirements if possible.
4. Cross-train staff to various units.
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