A nurse manager is assigning patients to four nurses for a shift. Which principle should guide the assignment most directly?
Correct answer: A. Match patient acuity with nurse competence
- A. Match patient acuity with nurse competence
- B. Give each nurse the same number of patients
- C. Assign patients according to bed location
- D. Let nurses select patients by preference
Explanation
Safe staffing matches the complexity of patient needs with each nurse's knowledge and skill. Equal patient numbers may be unsafe when one nurse has several unstable patients, and preference or location alone does not measure workload.
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