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.
