Nash Group staffing anyone?

[nursebetty90]

Hi all--just when you think you've seen everything under the sun, the next new idea comes along, and, as usual, it's up to staff nurses to adjust to it. Has anyone had any experience dealing with the Nash Group staffing plan in your hospital? (I don't know if they use it in nursing homes.) They're telling us they will staff every unit in 4-hour blocks only, and create "mini-hospitals" so units can be closed as needed and staff and patients shifted around. This doesn't sound like a lot of fun for nurses or patients, but tell me if I'm wrong. Or, whatever experience you've had with this. It has some title--SDM95. Thanks! Nurse Betty

[bargainhound, RN]

I have not worked with that particular plan, but have worked where staffing was "figured" every 4 hours. You would be working and the CNA would be sent home, or a nurse, or yourself.....that messed me up because I would plan my work based on being there for 8 hours. It was hard for me.

[MultipurposeRN]

what a bizarre system. so much for continuity in patient care. I'd think that would be very disconcerting for a patient to lose an aide or nurse they'd had for only 4 hrs and have to get to know one all over again.

[nursebetty90]

Yes, it's looking a bit disruptive, and today I heard the 12-hour people are being told to stay home, like for the 1st four hours, or go home early, the last four hours. You know that charting you were going to catch up on right after shift change? No time left, and as you said, you don't know in advance, so you can't plan your work. It just seems like we're working faster and floating everywhere, although "they" say it will make nurses and patients more satisfied. Now, I'm no rocket scientist, but I don't see how it does either...