STAFFING PLAN

Staffing Plan Assignment – 2026

Develop a Staffing Plan for a New Department of Service

This week, you will develop a Staffing Plan Outline for a new service or department you will be starting. It might be a new nursing unit within the hospital that you plan to open or a new service line. you will continue this project by developing a Business Plan for this same department or service.

Provide a detailed description of the staffing plan and how you arrived at your projections.

Include the following in the plan:

Introduction (self)

Description of your new service or department

Literature Review (Evidence-Based Practice)

Impact on Nursing Care- how will this new service benefit nursing care and place the needs of the patient as the center of nursing care?

Staffing Plan for the new department and how you arrived at this plan. Identify and include staffing projections for the new department, listed by number and type of staff.

Financial Considerations for Staffing Plan- how much will each of the staff members receive as compensation? How does this fit into your overall cost projections for your new service? Remember to include the costs required for training new staff members.

Ethical Considerations

Conclusion/Summary (Evaluation)

Utilize peer-reviewed literature as references for your projections in APA format.

Ideas for a new service:

Open a new nursing unit within a hospital.

Area of work: Urban Hospital treating substance use disorders.

Reference: Financial management for Nurse managers and executives. Finkler & Mose.