Case study scenario:
You have been hired as the unit supervisor of the new covid-19 unit at Yanbu general Hospital. You have been assigned to dostaffing and scheduling for this unit, but you must adhere to thefollowing constraints:
1. All staff must be licensed.
3. An RN must always be on duty.
4. Your unit capacity is 10 patients, and you anticipate adaily average census of not less than 9 patients.
5. You may use any mode of patient care delivery model.
Your patients are covid -19 patients not in critical state butneed hospital admission. Many other disciplines (healthprofessional), including respiratory therapist, and social workersare part of the care team. You anticipate that most of yourpatients will need respiratory care, isolation precautions, andordinary nursing care.
Your newly hired staff is willing to experiment with any typeof patient care delivery model and staffing pattern that youselect.
Based on the previous information answer the followingquestions:
1. Determine how many RNs (nurse specialist) and nursetechnician are needed to cover the unit work all over the day.Explain how did you choose this number of staff and explainwhy?
2. Determine which patient care delivery model you will useand explain why?
3. Determine which scheduling pattern or option you will use.Explain why? and how you made your choice.
4. Next, show a 24-hour and 7-day staffing pattern. “Write aschedule for 14 days to your staff.”
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