Need help with a paper about staffing committees

[txaggie]

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".

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!!!!!

[Tristar]

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