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Before beginning this activity please review:

Malloch, K. (2012). Staffing Unleashed. Changing Tides: Increasing Evidence to Embrace a Patient Classification System. Nursing Economic$, 30(6), 356-358.
As you review your unit’s scorecard for the quarter, you notice a negative outcome has been identified related to the development of hospital acquired pressure ulcers.

Working in teams of three (assigned by your instructor), design a strategy to achieve positive outcomes by the end of the budget year. Adjust staffing to meet desired outcomes based on evidence based rationale by answering the following questions.

What changes would you make to staffing?
If change is made can quality care targets be met?
Please use the following core staffing / skill mix formula from which to base your response:

Shift 7 am – 3 pm 3 pm -11 pm 11pm -7 am
Allotted Hours 3.63 hours 3.26 hours 2.42 hours
RN 60% (includes NP) 63% 70%
LPN 7% 4% 0%
UAP 33% 33% 30%
Data retrieved from Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems at http://www.oahhs.org.

Each team’s final response is to be posted in the discussion thread by the end of the discussion week.

Students are expected to participate in academic conversations with peers and faculty to generate scholarly dialogue. Expectations for participation in the course discussions are described under the Discussion Rubric: Critical Analysis (ways of knowing) and Engagement (interactions) when relating your experiences, opinions, viewpoints, and ideas supported by evidence.