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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.
A new hospital scheduling system significantly improved nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Nurse staffing and scheduling significantly impact job satisfaction.
- Limited research exists on the specific effects of staffing and scheduling systems on nurses' perceptions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a new acuity and scheduling system on nurses' views of staffing adequacy.
- To assess changes in nurses' satisfaction with scheduling post-implementation.
Main Methods:
- Nurses completed pre- and post-implementation surveys.
- Satisfaction with staffing and scheduling was measured.
- Mann-Whitney U tests analyzed survey response comparisons.
Main Results:
- A statistically significant improvement in nurses' satisfaction with scheduling and staffing processes was observed (P < 0.05).
- The study included 1100 participants, predominantly female registered nurses.
Conclusions:
- Implementing an empowered scheduling system enhances nurse engagement.
- Such systems can improve job satisfaction and contribute to a stable workforce.
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