AI in Nurse Staffing and Scheduling Quiz

Answers and explanations appear as you take the quiz.

1. According to the guide, which state has had mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios since 2004?
   • Texas
   • New York
   • California
   • Florida
2. What feedback loop does the guide warn about when acuity scores come from documentation?
   • Understaffed nurses chart fewer interventions, so patients look less acute and the model recommends fewer staff
   • More charting always raises the hospital's reimbursement
   • Nurses who pick more shifts receive lower acuity patients
   • Forecast errors automatically correct themselves over time
3. Why should a census forecast be shown as a range rather than a single number?
   • Ranges are required by federal law
   • Uncertainty grows as the forecast looks further ahead
   • Single numbers cannot be stored in scheduling software
   • Ranges always produce lower staffing costs
4. In scheduling optimization, which of these is a hard constraint?
   • A nurse's preference for day shifts
   • Rotating holidays evenly
   • Keeping overtime costs low
   • A nurse must hold the competencies required for the unit
5. What role does an hours per patient day (HPPD) target play in AI staffing?
   • It measures patient satisfaction scores
   • It converts forecast census and acuity into required nursing hours
   • It sets a nurse's hourly wage
   • It ranks nurses by productivity
6. What is the central concern nurse unions such as National Nurses United raise about algorithmic staffing?
   • The software is too expensive for small hospitals
   • Apps make it too easy to pick up extra shifts
   • Opaque tools can override nurse judgment and be tuned to cut labor costs
   • Algorithms always recommend too many nurses
7. Which statement reflects the misconception the guide corrects about AI and nurse shortages?
   • AI forecasting and optimization move existing staff around but do not create more nurses
   • AI can train new nurses faster than nursing schools
   • Scheduling algorithms eliminate the need for float pools
   • Accurate forecasts automatically prevent understaffing
8. In the guide's self-scheduling example, what does the app do when a nurse picks a shift that breaks mandatory rest time?
   • Charges the nurse a penalty fee
   • Automatically approves it and notifies payroll
   • Transfers the nurse to another unit
   • Blocks the selection because it breaks a scheduling rule