Nursing Staff

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The paper provides a work analysis of a nursing ward in which 1 LPN and 2 Nursing Assistants are responsible for the regular and specialized care for 22 patients. The paper provides a narrative on liabilities and staffing choices and a detailed worksheet showing how each staffer's work is to be divided. The paper also includes a priority list to help the staffers determine the work order in times of conflict between patient needs.

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"In this ward, with the level of work that needs to be accomplished, two nurses and two nursing assistants would be ideal. But, with the level of staffing being only 1 LPN and 2 NA's, the potential for liability issues is increased. Specifically, while medications and the major services can be managed effectively for the 22 patients on the ward, there are several periods in which all three staffers will be occupied and cannot respond to emergency calls as quickly as they would with a fourth staffer. The potential for problems arise when an understaffed ward encounters an emergency that requires multiple nurses."

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