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Centralized staffing
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staffing decisions are made by personnel in a central office or staffing center
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Decentralized staffing
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unit manager is often responsible for conserving all scheduled absences, reducing during decrease census or acuity, adding staff and preparing schedules
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Mandated staffing requirements
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ratios developed to represent maximum number of pt.'s to an RN.
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Flextime
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a system that allows employees to select the time schedules that best meet their personal needs while still meeting work responsibilities.
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workload measurement systems
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a new technique, that evaluates work performance as well as necessary resource levels.
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veteran generation
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nurses live during military conflict (between 1925-1942), respectful of authority, supportive of hierarchy and disciplined.
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Boom generation
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1943- early 1960s, more traditional work values and ethics, but more materialistic, willing to work long hours
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Silent generation
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1925-1942 (not in military nursing stuff), same as boom generation
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Generation Xers
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1960s-1980, lack interest in lifetime employment at one place, likes 12 hr. shifts & part time.
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Generation Y
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1970s-1986, seek roles that will push their limits, optimistic, upbeat, self-confident, voluntery-minded and socially conscious.
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Cross-training
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involves giving personnel with varying educational backgrounds and expertise the skills necessary take on tasks normally outside their scope of work.
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Closed-unit staffing
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when the staff members on a unit make a commitment to cover all absences and needed extra help themselves in return for not being pulled from their units in times of low census.
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