My unit has been making drastic changes to move from traditional post partum and newborn nursery nuring to couplet care. It has been a nightmare!! We have 3 floors, 3 nurseries, all the same staff...
We actually have a couplet care committee, compromised of myself, staff nurses, Unit Secretaries, and PCA"s. We did 2 site visits, with staff, to Memphis Baptist, and Good Sam in Cincinnati. We...
My unit has about 145 employees and within the last year went to self scheduling. We post their weekends/holidays and they post the rest. We have a self scheduling committee that oversees this 6 week...
I have toyed with the idea myself, and you are right, it is a tough decision. With the stress of this position, how effective are you? Perhaps it will take a new pair of eyes to give the staff what...