This document discusses recruitment, orientation, staffing, and scheduling for nursing. It defines recruitment and orientation and explains their importance in retaining employees and increasing productivity. It describes the goals of nursing orientation programs and factors that determine the duration of orientation. The document also defines staffing and scheduling, explaining that it provides adequate personnel to meet organizational objectives. It outlines factors that affect staffing decisions and the process of staffing and scheduling. Planning for staffing is also discussed.

1. RECRUITMENT , ORIENTATION ,
STAFFING & SCDULEDING

2. Recruitment
• Definition of the Recruitment
• After interviewing the employee is the
recruitment
• So Recruitment is a selection , it is a well-
known fact that interviewer tend to select
• Interviewees who are most like them in term
of fit qualifications, values and position

3. Orientation
• Orientation Process :
• Help not only in the retention of the
employees or staff but also in productivity so
the benefits of orientation :
• A-Decrease turnover B-Increase retention
• C-Reduce anxiety D-Develop realistic job
expectations and job satisfaction

4. Nursing Orientation
• The general aim of nursing orientation
program is ;
• To help newly hired nurses transition into the
role of professional nurse

5. Philosophy of Nursing Orientation
• 1-Is to promote clinical excellence
• 2-Professional development
• 3-Healthy work environment that fosters
nurses who are prepared and empowered to
positively impact and improve the quality of
healthcare they provide

6. Duration for Orientation
• The duration depend on the policy of every
agency some 6months , other one year…
• The best model to follow for orientation is the
theory of Patricia Benner : Novice to Expert
• 1-Novice 2-Advance beginner
• 3-Competent 4-Proficient
• 5-Expert

7. Staffing & Scheduling
• Definition :
• Is the management activity that provides for
appropriate and adequate personnel to full fit
organizational objectives
• The nurse manger decides how many and
what type of personnel are requested to
provide care for patients

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• The nurse manger is in a position to monitor
how successful the staffing pattern is as to
provide input into needed change
• Staffing is a complex activity that involves
ensuring that the ration of nurse to patient
provided quality of care

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• Staffing depend directly on the workload or
patient care needed
• Another ideal staffing plan , would provide the
appropriate ratio of caregivers for patients
individual need based on data that predict
according to the statistics

10. Process of Staffing & Scheduling
• Is a process of determining and providing the
acceptable number and mix of nursing
personnel to provide a desired level of care to
meet patient’s need or demand
• Too few or inappropriate mixture of nursing
personnel will affect quality and quantity of
work performed

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• Inappropriate staffing and scheduling lead to
absenteeism and staff turn-work resulting in
low morale and dissatisfaction

12. Factors affecting Staffing
• 1-The type , philosophy, objectives , mission
and strategic planning of the hospital and
nursing service
• 2-Number of the patient and severity of their
illness , knowledge and ability of the nursing
personnel are matched with the actual care
needs of the patients

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• 3-Availibilty and characteristics of nursing staff
, including education level of preparation mix
of personnel number and position
• 4-Administrative policies such as rotation ,
weekends and holiday off-duties
• 5-Bufget including the around allotted to
salaries , fringe benefits , supplies materials
and equipments

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• 6-Teaching program or the extent of staff
enrollment in teaching activities
• 7-Hour of Work: traditional work 5 days a
week 8 hr/day = 2 days off , 5 days a week 10
hr/day = 3 days off

15. Planning for Staffing
• Planning for staffing and acting to resolve
current nursing shortage :
• * Planning is the major leaderships role in
staffing decisions
• * Consider the type of the patient care lead to
use management
• * budget

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• * Look for the education and knowledge level
of the staff to be recruited
• * Diversity of the patient population to be
served
• * good staffing lead the manager to avoid
staffing crisis

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• * Manager should know the presence of the
student’s and their level of practice
• * Shortage : number of Part-time to the Full-
time
• * Retaining nurses by : benefits , continue
education CE , and wellness program and
development