The nurse manager is explaining the organizational staffing policy to a newly hired nurse. The nurse will be scheduled on an as-needed basis. The manager explains this policy is a supplemental scheduling policy. Which staffing strategies would be included in this policy? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

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1. Agency nurses can be used as supplements, but their cost can be significant.
2. A decentralized float pool provides personnel who usually work only for one nurse manager or only on one unit.
3. Non-licensed personnel cannot be used as substitutes for nurses.
4. This can be an effective way to provide supplementary staff.
5. This is an innovative idea that creates a system-wide internal float pool.

The Nurse Manager Is Explaining the Organizational Staffing Policy to a Newly