Need help with a paper about staffing committees

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Hi everyone!

In one of my RN-BSN classes we are writing a paper about the Safe Staffing Act (TX) and staffing committees. The assignment involes discussing your hospitals staffing committee plan. However, I am currently not working (due to a tough pregnancy) so obviously I don't have this information and my instuctor told me to just "do what you can". :confused:

So.... If anyone out there is on their hospitals staffing committee or just know the particulars of it, I would REALLY appreciate your help with any or all of these questions!!!

- What is the procedure for selecting staff nurses for the committee?

- What is the procedure for selecting nurse managers for the committee?

- How many people are on the committee?

- Is a certain number or percentage of staff RNs, managers, and executives required?

- How do staff nurses communicate concerns to the staffing committee?

- How do they receive feedback?

Thank you SO much!!!!!

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Are at UTAs RN-BSN program? I'm there too and doing the same paper. I found Oregon Nurse Assoc. guidelines on nursing staffing that had a lot of info. The instructions for the paper said we can search online if our hospital doesn't have a staffing committee. Here's the link: http://www.oahhs.org/quality/nurse-staffing-file-library/ona_oahhs_guidelines_final_.pdf

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