The document outlines the philosophy of staffing in nursing according to nursing administration. It believes staff should be matched to patient care needs to optimize job satisfaction and quality of care. All aspects of care for critically ill patients should be provided by professional nurses due to complex technical and humanistic needs. Chronic patients' health teaching and rehabilitation also requires professional and technical nurses. A master staffing plan and policies developed centrally should be implemented in all units to determine the appropriate number and types of personnel required to care for different patient types based on assessments and analyses. The staffing plan should then be administered at the unit level by head nurses to accommodate unit-specific workload and workflows.