title: Closed-unit staffing speaks volumes.
abstract: Providing the right staff mix for a highly fluctuating patient census challenges most nurse managers. Read how one hospital implemented a closed-unit staffing model to better serve its patients and control staffing costs.
authors.affiliation: Parma Community General Hospital, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruflin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matlack
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorbello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nadzan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Selden
mesh_terms: D001509:Bed Occupancy; D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D016526:Workload