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One of the key reasons nurses cite for leaving the organization is the inequity of patient assignments and the stress of having too many high acuity patients per shift. This has led to fatigue and burnout. Another chief nursing officer in your professional organization recently changed to an acuity-based nurse staffing model and is pleased with the results on improving nurse satisfaction. Although your colleague was the CNO of a high-acuity referral center, you are the leader of a 140-bed rural facility, where you routinely staff for moderately ill patients. When a higher acuity patient is admitted, your nursing staff still cares for the same number of patients. You decide to do some research on this model and present this as an option to your nurse management team and your Nursing Council.
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Define the acuity-based model.Â
Compare the acuity model to the traditional staffing model of nurse to patient ratio Present the protentional positivesÂ
Present the possible negativesÂ
Provide examples of what other organizations have found in relation to nurse recruiting and retention Anticipate three questions from the nurse managers and provide answers based upon the literature Anticipate three questions from staff nurses and provide answers based upon the literatureÂ
Summarize potential changes to the organization including the impact on human resources, financial management, and nurse satisfactionÂ
End with a call to action based on findings from the literature and the change process
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