DefinitionPlanning an organic function of management is the basis or starting point for the implementation of specific activities and activities in an effort to achieve organizational goals.Nursing workforce planning is influenced by several factors, including lingicungan (external change), decision, organization that can be retirement, termination of employment (FLE), and death. Workforce planning is a complex process, which requires precision in applying the amount of energy required to carry out activities in achieving organizational goals



    
Principles of planningAccording Siagian (19 983), must have good planning principles as follows:

    
Knowing the nature or characteristics of a good plan are:
        
Facilitate the achievement of organizational goals because the plan is a decision that determines the activities to be performed in order to achieve the goal.
        
Created by people who understand the organization
        
Created by people who truly steeped in engineering planning
        
There is a careful planning, which means that the plan must be followed by a detailed program of activities
        
It should not be thought apart from implementation, meaning that should be reflected in how the plan is implemented.
        
Is simple, which means arranged in a systematic and clear priorities.
        
Is flexible, which means an adjustment can be held when there is a change
        
There is a place of risk because no one knows what will happen in the future
        
Practical, which means it can be carried out in accordance with the conditions of the organization
        
Constitute forecasts or forecasting the situation.



    
Looking at the planning process as a series of activities that must be answered satisfactorily using 5W1H approachWhat what activities to run in order to achieve the goals that have been

                       
agreed?Where where the activity will be carried out?When any of these activities will be done?Who who is to carry out these activities?Why why these activities need to be implemented?How how to carry out those activities towards the achievement of the objectives?



    
Looking at the planning process as a problem to be solved by using scientific techniques, that should be developed in a systematic manner and is based on the following steps:
        
Knowing the true nature and the problems encountered
        
Knowing the data is accurate before making plans
        
Analyze and interpret the data that has been collected
        
Define alternative data solutions
        
Implement the plans that have been arranged
        
Choosing the best way to resolve problems
        
Assess the results achieved



    
Types of planning
        
Based on the extent of
            
Strategic; plan that applies to the organization as a whole, a common goal of the organization, and try to establish the organization into its environment
            
Operations; plan detailing the thorough detail how to achieve goals
        
Based karangka time
            
Long-term
            
Short-term
        
Based kehususan
            
Briefing; flexible plans and the general guidelines
            
Pemerinci; plan that defines clearly and not memberuang for interpretation
        
Based on the frequency
            
Disposable; plan used one time only that which is specially designed to meet the unique needs of the situation
            
Continuous; sustainability plans that guide the activities performed repeatedly



    
Planning purposes
        
Standard monitoring
        
Knowing when the execution and completion of the
        
Knowing who is involved to get a systematic activities including cost and quality of work
        
Minimizing unproductive kehgiatan
        
Harmonize and integrate multiple sub-activities
        
Detecting the difficulties that will be encountered obstacles
        
Lead to the achievement of objectives



    
Benefits of planning
        
Standards implementation and supervision
        
Selection of the best alternative
        
Preparation scale priorities
        
Saving utilization of organizational resources
        
Help managers adapt to changing environment
        
The tool makes it easy to coordinate with related parties
        
Tool minimizing uncertain jobs



    
Nursing manpower planningManpower planning or staffing is one of the main functions of a leader of the organization, including the organization of nursing. The success of an organization one of which is determined by the quality of its human resources. It is closely related to how a leader in its businesses plan tranquility.Step by Drucicter nursing workforce planning and Gillies (1994) include the following:

    
Identify the shape and weight of nursing services provided
    
Determining nurse category to be assigned to perform nursing services
    
Determine the number of each category of nurses needed
    
Receive and screen to fill an existing position
    
Determining nurses according to unit or shif
    
Make the selection of existing candidates
    
Giving the responsibility to carry out the task of nursing servicesDetermination of nursing personnel is influenced by a desire to use the appropriate nursing staff. For greater control in planning keperawatn power, the head of nursing must have a certain confidence in the organization, such as:

    
The ratio between nurses and clients in intensive care is 1:1 or 1:2;
    
Comparison of expert and skilled nursing in a medical surgical, obstetric, pediatric and psychiatry is 2:1 or 3:1
    
The ratio between the nurse and the client san shif morning or afternoon is 1:5 for a night on the ward and others 1:10The number of personnel is determined by the level of dependence terapil clients. According to Abdullah & Levine (1965) in Gillies (1994), should be in a unit there are 55% of experts and 45% of skilled manpower.



    
Estimated energy requirementsDetermination of the number of nursing personnel must be tailored to the categories that will be needed for each client's nursing care unit.Client care category:

    
a. Self-care (self cae), the client requires minimal assistance in performing nursing measures and treatment.
    
b. Nurses as (partial care), the client needs help as the act of nursing and certain medications
    
c. Total treatment (total care), the client requires full assistance in self-care and require strict observation.
    
Intensive care (intensive care), the client requires observation and nursing actions continuously.How to determine the number of personnel required for each unit are as follows:

    
Nurse ratio adjusted to the standard client estimated number of clients according to census data
    
Industrial engineering approach, ie the identity of the nurse job nurse workflow by analyzing the work flow or the average frequency and time are determined dngan client census data, was calculated to determine the number of nurses needed
    
System approach, system approach to staffing or tranquility can determine the optimal number of categories according to the nurse for each unit and consider the input-process-component-outpon feedback.
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