Nurse Staffing 101

Nurse Staffing 101 is a resource for RNs in developing effective and facility-specific approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans. It covers the essential topics:Historical and political setting of safe staffingWorkplace, safety, and quality considerationsExamples of professional nursing practice modelsStaffing at the organizational level in terms of workload variancesCurrent practices and possible solutions for determining and achieving the requisite staffing levels and measureable quality outcomesTo further assist RNs in staffing decision-making: a checklist based on ANA s Principles for Nurse Staffing and extensive references on the substantive body of evidence on the link between adequate nurse staffing and better patient outcomes.