Instructions
Develop one component of an evidence-based resourcing plan.

Scenario:

The hospital leadership team has already allocated the major capital expenditures for the heart failure clinic, such as the facility, legal services, IT, and security services. However, as a member of the nurse team, you have been asked to develop one component of a resourcing plan for the next leadership meeting.

You may use any combination of documents (for example, a spreadsheet or a table) in addition to explanatory information to convey information clearly and succinctly.

Staffing Plan:

-Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
-Identify the disciplines and skill mix needed for appropriate staffing.
-Estimate staffing requirements by discipline and staffing ratios (evidence-based).
-Develop a sample staffing schedule.
-How will you staff to meet corporate diversity goals or the needs of diverse patients?
-Explain how delegation, collaboration, negotiation will affect staffing plan.
-How does a union contract affect the staffing plan or schedule?
-Examine the Nurse Practice Act for your state (Virginia).
-How does the Nurse Practice Act affect your staffing plan?
-Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.
-Align your staffing plan to best practices, the Nurse Practice Act for your state, scope of practice, and the Joint Commission standards for outpatients.
-Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.
-How will you know if staffing is cost-effective?
-How will you know if staffing mix or schedule impacts patient outcomes?

**Please use the attached assignment scoring guide and address each section at the distinguished level**
**Number of resources: Support your plan with a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources, in addition to professional standards.