Unit 5 Staffing Paper
Unit 5 Staffing
Jennifer Sabo
Kaplan University
Unit 5 Staffing
As the new head nurse of this unit, I propose to reduce attrition by increasing nurse retention. I have been reviewing the exit interviews of the nurses that have come to this unit seeking experience just to move to another unit once they have completed the one year on this floor. I have developed a new plan for orientation which I would like to implement and analyze the results. I would like the outcome to produce a more loyal group of nurses willing to stay on this floor for many years and reduce our cost of training new graduate nurses as well as new nurses that come to our facility from another facility. I believe this proposal will boost staff morale as well as lower the frustration levels that a new nurse or graduate nurse encounters when beginning a new job.
Proposed Orientation Plan- Day Shift
The current plan for orientating new nurses allows for 80 hours to be used over a 2 week period and it involves some class room time. I will be eliminating the classroom time completely. The following is the new schedule for new nurses’ 2 week orientation schedule:
Day shift new hire 7am-3pm
1. Week One - assigned to shadow/work …show more content…
“We are unaware of any staffing mandates that take in to account the skill or experience level of the nursing staff.” (West, Patrician, and Loan, 2012, p.26). Staffing just sees a number of nurses that are scheduled for the shift and not the experience that the nurse has which makes a huge difference when the ratio of patients-to-nurses creeps up beyond safe levels. This model promotes confidence amongst the team members. The new hire always has at least one peer to ask questions to as well as the charge nurse or assistant nurse
Jennifer Sabo
Kaplan University
Unit 5 Staffing
As the new head nurse of this unit, I propose to reduce attrition by increasing nurse retention. I have been reviewing the exit interviews of the nurses that have come to this unit seeking experience just to move to another unit once they have completed the one year on this floor. I have developed a new plan for orientation which I would like to implement and analyze the results. I would like the outcome to produce a more loyal group of nurses willing to stay on this floor for many years and reduce our cost of training new graduate nurses as well as new nurses that come to our facility from another facility. I believe this proposal will boost staff morale as well as lower the frustration levels that a new nurse or graduate nurse encounters when beginning a new job.
Proposed Orientation Plan- Day Shift
The current plan for orientating new nurses allows for 80 hours to be used over a 2 week period and it involves some class room time. I will be eliminating the classroom time completely. The following is the new schedule for new nurses’ 2 week orientation schedule:
Day shift new hire 7am-3pm
1. Week One - assigned to shadow/work …show more content…
“We are unaware of any staffing mandates that take in to account the skill or experience level of the nursing staff.” (West, Patrician, and Loan, 2012, p.26). Staffing just sees a number of nurses that are scheduled for the shift and not the experience that the nurse has which makes a huge difference when the ratio of patients-to-nurses creeps up beyond safe levels. This model promotes confidence amongst the team members. The new hire always has at least one peer to ask questions to as well as the charge nurse or assistant nurse