You work on a unit that houses 24 patients. The unit takes care of patients requiring surgical care. Prepare a 4-week time schedule write in the time using either the 8-hour shift model or the 12-hour shift model. Schedule your staff to ensure that each full-time staff gets full time hours, and each part time staff gets part-time hours.

You work on a unit that houses 24 patients. The unit takes care of patients requiring surgical care. Prepare a 4-week time schedule write in the time using either the 8-hour shift model or the 12-hour shift model. Schedule your staff to ensure that each full-time staff gets full time hours, and each part time staff gets part-time hours.

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

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