A major concern in healthcare today is the nursing shortage, which promises to get worse as the number of people choosing this profession declines while demand for their services continues to grow.

Self-scheduling practices are making a comeback amid the rise of electronic scheduling systems and heightened calls for flexibility from front-line staff members at hospitals and health systems.

Nurse staffing and scheduling is dynamic and complex. There are three primary nurse staffing and scheduling models to consider: centralized staffing, decentralized staffing, or a hybrid of centralized ...

Nurse scheduling often is a complex, high-level puzzle that needs to balance the demands of hospital operations and nurses' personal needs. Ilana Borkenstein, a registered nurse, saw this persistent ...

I’m a planner. When we were expecting our child, I researched every aspect of pregnancy, delivery and having a newborn. But I didn’t expect — and couldn’t have planned for — how often my baby would be ...