How to deal with nurse scheduling

Model 1: suitable for sufficient manpower units, evening and night shifts separately, by three sets of personnel responsible for the morning and evening shifts and night shifts, each set of personnel on each shift 2 days off 2 days; responsibility for the 2 shifts by the head nurse to assess the workload at noon after the discretionary arrangements.

Model 2: two sets of personnel are responsible for the night shift, and the evening and night shifts are performed consecutively; when the workload is small or the number of serious patients is small, a single person can work the consecutive night shifts; when the workload is large or the number of serious patients is large, a pair of people can work the consecutive night shifts, and each set of personnel will work each consecutive night shift for two days and take two days off; the responsibility for the two shifts will be arranged by the head nurse after evaluating the midday workload at his/her discretion.

Second, follow the principle

1, scheduling the implementation of the monthly shift system, scheduling mode according to the nature of the specialty and the state of work to choose one of them, must ensure that the responsibility of the nurse directly manage the patient's time.

2, scheduling should be based on the principle of access to nursing positions in the department, combined with the wishes of the nurses and the need for work, if more than one nurse chooses the same position, the implementation of competition, or by the head nurse in accordance with the needs of the work of the implementation of mandatory scheduling.

3, scheduling adhere to the old and new, strong and weak, low seniority and seniority with the principle.

4. Registered nurses who have worked for less than one year are not allowed to work independently on treatment, office and night shifts without strict teaching, and they are required to be taught, trained and assessed to be qualified for work.