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Using Brainstorming and Affinity Diagramming for Recommending a Care-Based Nursing Workforce Model
Shea Polancich1, Tracey Dick, Jennifer Ledlow
1Author Affiliations: School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Drs Polancich, Dick, Ledlow, and Miltner), University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (Drs Polancich and Chambers)., Birmingham, Alabama.
Background:
Nursing care delivery models influence nursing workload.
Problem:
Poorly designed nursing workforce models may lead to lack of satisfaction in practice, inability to recruit staff, and nursing turnover.
Approach:
This paper describes a process that our team undertook to evaluate one nursing unit's nursing care delivery model and provides a recommendation for a nursing workforce model that ensures practice to top of scope while maintaining a balanced workload. Team brainstorming and affinity diagramming tools were used.
Outcomes:
The team findings resulted in a recommendation for an innovative care-based nursing model pilot.
Conclusions:
The use of brainstorming and affinity diagramming is an effective method for identifying opportunities to improve a nursing workforce model.
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