Self-scheduling

Self-scheduling is a model where the nursing staff's working hours are planned in a way that will fit both the organisation's staffing requirements and the personnel's shift preferences. A proper scheduling is important for the delivery of good patient care, best resource utilisation and employee satisfaction.

Reading time approx. 1 minute Published: Publication type:

SBU Enquiry Service

Responds to queries received from Swedish healthcare and social service providers, or governmental organisations. Queries have a limited scope and the process is designed to enable a more rapid response, typically within two to three months. Reports are based on systematic reviews, that are identified through structured searches and critically appraised for risk of bias.

Contact SBU
Published:

Question

What effect does self-scheduling have on the employee satisfaction of nurses and the patient outcomes?

Identified studies

  1. Butler M, Collins R, Drennan J, Halligan P, O'Mathuna DP, Schultz TJ, et al. Hospital nurse staffing models and patient and staff-related outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011:Cd007019.
  2. Pearson A, Pallas LO, Thomson D, Doucette E, Tucker D, Wiechula R, et al. Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments. Int J Evid Based Healthc 2006;4:337-84.
  3. Koning C. Does self-scheduling increase nurses' job satisfaction? An integrative literature review. Nurs Manag (Harrow) 2014;21:24-8.
  4. Shullanberger G. Nurse staffing decisions: an integrative review of the literature. Nurs Econ 2000;18:124-32, 146-8.

Literature search

Literature search.pdf

Project group

Miriam Entesarian Matsson at SBU.

Page published
To top