The hospital units most likely to employ a decentralized staffing model include: (Select all that apply.)
A) the telemetry unit.
B) labor and delivery.
C) the medical-surgical unit.
D) the emergency department.
E) the neonatal critical care unit.

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In a decentralized model, individual department managers and directors are responsible for daily staffing allocation. Units with decentralized staffing are typically units whereby volume and/or acuity may be most unpredictable, and the nursing competencies are unique to that area (e.g., emergency department, labor and delivery, critical care).

The Hospital Units Most Likely to Employ a Decentralized Staffing