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

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MARYANNE FRALIC, RN, DrPh, FAAN, is professor and director, corporate and foundation relations, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. An international author, lecturer, and consultant in health care and nursing administration, she serves as executive advisor for the Nursing Executive Center of the Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C.