The Hospital Has Elected to Initiate a Rotating 8-Hour Shift

question 24

Multiple Choice

The hospital has elected to initiate a rotating 8-hour shift schedule. Which strategy, taken by the nurse manager, will help staff cope with the stress associated with this staffing pattern?

• A) Rotate the shifts several times each month so no one is on one shift very long.
• B) Rotate the nurses among all shifts so that they know the concerns of each shift.
• C) Be certain that nurses are taking their meal and work breaks each shift to increase rest.
• D) Schedule a "double back" at the end of each rotation to allow new rotations to start uniformly.

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