Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

  • Describe key concepts and terminology used in workforce management, productivity, and benchmarking.
  • Explain the relationship between staffing plans, position control, and workforce budgeting processes.
  • Apply workforce management calculations, including FTEs and worked hours per unit of service, to staffing plan development.
  • Differentiate fixed and variable staffing models and their impact on clinical workforce planning.
  • Identify strategies to align clinical, finance, and human resources teams in staffing and budget decision-making.
  • Evaluate staffing tools and data sources used to support staffing plan validation, recruitment prioritization, and operational decision-making.

Presenter(s): 

Brenda Simpson​
DNP, RN, CENP ​
Chief Nurse Executive, Interim​

Kathleen Noone MBA, BSN, RN 
System Transformation Performance Officer, Baystate Health

Andrea DiRico, MSBA,​
Budget Consultant

NameRoleFinancial Relationship DisclosuresDiscussion of
Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of
Drugs/Devices in Presentation?
Brenda Simpson, DNP, RN, CENPSpeakerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Kathy Noone, MBA, BSN, RNSpeakerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Andrea DiRico, MSBASpeakerNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Session date: 
05/28/2026 - 8:00am EDT to 06/03/2026 - 8:30pm EDT
Location: 
Via Zoom
United States
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  • 1.50 ANCC Contact Hours
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