Project Summary: 1. What are some of the key differences for a staffing model in a skilled nursing facility as compared to a medical-surgical unit in the hospital? 2. What type of staff performance indicators would you monitor to ensure you were meeting your budget? How would you monitor these indicators? 3. You find that your staff is not aware of the budgeted staffing model for their nursing unit. How would you go about educating/informing your staff? What would the most important factors to address? 4. Your supervisor met with you and let you know you are over the budgeted dollars for agency nurses for your unit. What are some tactics you could implement to decrease agency usage? What departments in your health care facility could you partner with?