achapman763

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1. Worried about skill mix

   achapman763 replied to achapman763's topic in Safety

   Yes, I currently have a staffing matrix/grid. We don't currently utilize any trends to see what the average census would be for that day. Do you have a program that you are utilizing for that? Or is it manual process?

2. Worried about skill mix

   achapman763 posted a topic in Safety

   I am a nurse director and I worry about the mix of skill on each floor as the census changes throughout the day. Anyone have any recommendations on programs that will help predict the census to know how many nurses to staff each shift?

3. Increasing Nurse Satisfaction

   achapman763 posted a topic in Management

   As a CIO for my hospital system, I am trying to understand various ways to optimize staffing and scheduling. Not only to have more cost effective workflows, but to also maintian the nurses job satisfaction to improve retention. I've implemented one ...