As a part of the Nurse Manager’s Guide series, this book gives a rounded understanding of the complexities of staffing and care delivery without focusing on a narrow view of traditional staffing. This book provides easy to understand examples to obtain quality outcomes, staff satisfaction, and patient satisfaction and safety. The Nurse Manager’s Guide to Innovative Staffing provides models, figures, examples, important notes and stories, and learning moments from managers throughout each chapter.
Jennifer Mensik, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, is the Administrator for Nursing and Patient Care at St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho, and serves on the American Nurses Association Board of Directors. Mensik is a former Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety for the UCLA Health System and has worked at Banner Health in various roles, including System Director of Clinical Practice and Research. She has also served as President of the Arizona Nurses Association.