You are making a staffing assignment knowing that you are short staffed

Scenario

You are making a staffing assignment knowing that you are short staffed. You have five registered nurses (RNs), two licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and two nursing assistants. Those nine employees need to provide a 12-hour shift of services to 30 number of clients with a high acuity required to a ratio of nurse to client at 1:3.

Client acuity level

· Six acuity level 1

· Eight acuity level 2

· Nine acuity level 3

· Seven acuity level 4


You will use the acuity-based staffing model to develop the staffing assignment based on the needs of the clients and a template has been created to use (see resources below).

Instructions

As you create this assignment, include the following in an email to your manager to justify your short staffing plan:

· Complete the staffing assignment based on the acuity level.

· Defend how you would direct the staff to their assigned roles for this shift and provide a rationale for the staffing assignment.

· Describe how you would communicate with each level of care provider to assure the best outcomes possible.

· Address how you would assure client equity in the delivery of services.

· Reflect on how you, as a nursing leader, created the staffing assignment based on your core professional values.

· Describe your professional identity characteristics that supported your decision for the staffing assignment.

· Provides stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.