TY - JOUR
T1 - Using Mathematical Modeling to Improve the Emergency Department Nurse-Scheduling Process
AU - Svirsko, Anna Camille
AU - Norman, Bryan A.
AU - Rausch, David
AU - Woodring, Jennifer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Emergency Nurses Association
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - Introduction: Nurse scheduling within an emergency department can be a very time-consuming process as nursing leadership works to reach sufficient nurse-staffing levels across every day of the schedule while also working to satisfy nurse preferences. Methods: A mathematical model is formulated to determine nursing shifts to minimize the number of shifts across a day while accounting for staffing level requirements, nurse preferences, and meal breaks. Results: A daily schedule based on nursing shifts was created and used within the self-scheduling process. Implementing the schedule improved nurse-staffing levels while decreasing the time necessary to reconcile the monthly schedule, resulting in the potential to increase nurse satisfaction. Discussion: The emergency department can use mathematical modeling to improve the nurse-scheduling process.
AB - Introduction: Nurse scheduling within an emergency department can be a very time-consuming process as nursing leadership works to reach sufficient nurse-staffing levels across every day of the schedule while also working to satisfy nurse preferences. Methods: A mathematical model is formulated to determine nursing shifts to minimize the number of shifts across a day while accounting for staffing level requirements, nurse preferences, and meal breaks. Results: A daily schedule based on nursing shifts was created and used within the self-scheduling process. Implementing the schedule improved nurse-staffing levels while decreasing the time necessary to reconcile the monthly schedule, resulting in the potential to increase nurse satisfaction. Discussion: The emergency department can use mathematical modeling to improve the nurse-scheduling process.
KW - Emergency department nurse scheduling
KW - Mathematical modeling
KW - Nurse self-scheduling
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jen.2019.01.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jen.2019.01.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 30853121
AN - SCOPUS:85062397489
VL - 45
SP - 425
EP - 432
JO - Journal of Emergency Nursing
JF - Journal of Emergency Nursing
SN - 0099-1767
IS - 4
ER -