Planning of Human Resources in Nursing Course

Aims

This course aims to improve nurse managers’ knowledge and skills regarding the methods of planning nurse staffing in order to deliver high-quality and safe nursing care.

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Objectives

Participants who complete this course successfully will be able to:

  • Emphasize the importance of monitoring the nurse and patient outcomes in healthcare organizations.
  • Discuss the importance of the effective planning of a nursing workforce to ensure positive nurse and patient outcomes.
  • List the factors regarding the planning of nurse staffing.
  • Define the techniques to measure a nursing workload.
  • Calculate the nursing workload using the workforce planning methods.
  • Calculate the necessary number of nurses based on the nursing workload.
  • Design effective and efficient nursing schedules to ensure positive nurse and patient outcomes.

Duration of the Training Program

The total number of hours for this course is 14 hours over a period of 2 days. It consists of theory and case studies. Participants who complete the program successfully receive 14 ANCC credits.

Educators

Koç University School of Nursing faculty members

Education Methods

  • Slide presentations
  • Active discussion: Questions and answers
  • Case studies
  • Group discussion

Course Materials

Course materials are prepared and updated based on evidence-based practices from national and international sources in the related field. The materials are given to participants at the beginning of the course.

Success Criteria

There are written examinations at the beginning and end of the course.

Participants must:

Complete all written examinations with a minimum average of 80%

Attend all theoretical and skill practice sections of the course (Participation in all lessons is mandatory—only 10% absenteeism is acceptable.).

Certification and Validity Period

At the end of the education program, the successful participant is given a ‘Certificate of Success.’ The certificate is valid for five years. The certificate is signed by the Director of SANERC at Koç University and the Nurse Planner.

The course duration and course subjects are specified in detail on the certificate.

Who Can Participate?

The executive nurses who work or will work in a private or government healthcare institution and student nurses who are doing master’s and doctoral studies in the management field can participate in this course.

The course is limited to 20 participants.

Location

The training program will be held at the Koç University Semahat Arsel Nursing Education, Practice and Research Center on the Koç University Health Sciences Campus.

Contact Information

Address: Koç University Semahat Arsel Nursing Education, Practice and Research Center (SANERC),
Koç University Health Campus, Davutpaşa Caddesi, No: 4, 34010 Topkapı, Istanbul

Phone: 0212 311 26 03 –26 40

Email: sanerc@ku.edu.tr