Developing a Comprehensive Staffing Program
Long-Term Care
Nursing Leadership and Management
Developing a Comprehensive Staffing Program
What does the word "staffing" mean to you?
Does it mean having enough nursing staff on a daily basis? Such as: "The
staffing on Unit 1 is good today."
Does
it mean that there aren't enough workers to hire for vacant positions?
Such as: "Staffing is a big problem in our facility - we
have so few applicants applying for jobs."
 Is
it defined by pre-established staffing ratios? Such as: "Staffing
on the evening shift is 40 residents to 1 licensed nurse and 10
residents to 1 nursing assistant."
This 5-lesson
course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the components
of a Framework for Nurse Staffing
in Long-term Care Facilities. It will also enable you to develop
a staffing program for your nursing facility using the Framework.
Take a self-assessment survey that will demonstrate how
you can benefit from taking this course.
Objectives:
Upon completion
of the course, you will be able to:
- Describe
the components of a nurse staffing framework for long-term care nursing
facilities.
- Explain
how the values and beliefs of a nursing department and standards of
care subscribed to by the nursing department can be integrated into
the development, implementation, and evaluation of a nurse staffing
framework.
- Use
a case-mix classification system to identify the nursing care needs
of residents and corresponding nursing resources to meet those needs.
- Create
staffing schedules which balance the needs of residents and the needs
of the nursing staff.
- Specify
strategies for allocating the nursing work to meet the needs of residents.
- Identify
contextual factors that can affect the development and implementation
of a comprehensive staffing program.
- Describe
strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of a staffing program for
a long-term care facility.
Professional
Continuing Education Contact Hours: 6
Continuing
education contact hours are awarded on successful completion of this
6-hour course. The course must be completed within 3 months of registration.
Upon completion of the course, a final quiz and course survey must be
completed and submitted to receive the continuing education contact
hours.
Course
Fee: $60.00
Technology
Requirements:
- You
need a computer with an internet connection and the Netscape 4.75
browser. Also be aware that you may need to adjust your browser Preference
settings to run WebCT. Recommended computer system and browser configurations
are outlined at WebCT
Browser Set Up.
- The
University recommends the browser Netscape
4.75 for best performance with WebCT. If you do not have this
software installed on your computer, the link will take you to the
site to download the browser free of charge.(WebCT,
Inc. does not support use of Netscape 6 or Internet Explorer.
Problems encountered are javascript errors and frequent crashes.)
- Some
of the course readings are available in Portable Document Format (PDF)
which can be accessed with the Adobe
Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the necessary software installed
on your computer, the link will take you to the site to download the
reader free of charge.
- Other
applications needed to access course materials are a word processing
program such as Microsoft Word and a spread sheet program such as
Microsoft Excel.
Note: This course is temporarily unavailable.
If you are ready to return to "Take a Short Online Course," click here.
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