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Nurses' Perceived Adequacy of Staffing and Scheduling Systems
Nancy Blake1, Catherine P Canamar, Leo Vincent Flores
1Former Chief Nursing Officer and Current Volunteer Nurse Scientist, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Nursing Administration, Los Angeles, CA (Blake), Chief Research Analyst, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Canamar), Assistant Nursing Director, Administration, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Flores), Supervising Staff Nurse, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Gaarder), Registered Nurse II, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Origel), Registered Nurse III, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (Leuterio), Senior Nursing Instructor, Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA (Huynh), Program Implementation Expert-Administrator (Anderson), Lead Clinical Consultant, Oracle Health (Cook), Kansas City, MO.
Objective:
Evaluate the influence of a newly implemented acuity and scheduling system on nurses' perception of staffing adequacy and scheduling satisfaction.
Background:
Research shows an association between nurse staffing and scheduling and job satisfaction, but there is limited research on how staffing and scheduling affect this relationship.
Methods:
A convenience sample of nurses completed surveys measuring satisfaction with staffing and scheduling before and after implementation of a new scheduling and acuity system in the hospital setting. Comparison of pre-post survey responses was analyzed with Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results:
Participants (n = 1100) were primarily females (78%), registered nurses in their late 30s, with a college degree, working in the inpatient unit. There were statistically significant improvements in staff satisfaction with scheduling and staffing processes with the new system ( P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Implementing an empowered scheduling system significantly enhances engagement, improves satisfaction, and can strengthen organizational capacity to sustain a stable and resilient workforce.
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