Establishing a nurse shift scheduling template in fever clinic during the COVID-19 epidemic

ZHANG Jieli; CHEN Dianjie; JIN Cunduo; WANG Xinhua; SHA Huayan; CHEN Xi; DUAN Huijuan

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-5227.2020.02.004

ZHANG Jieli, CHEN Dianjie, JIN Cunduo, WANG Xinhua, SHA Huayan, CHEN Xi, DUAN Huijuan. Establishing a nurse shift scheduling template in fever clinic during the COVID-19 epidemic[J]. ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF CHINESE PLA MEDICAL SCHOOL, 2020, 41(2): 114-116,124. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-5227.2020.02.004

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Establishing a nurse shift scheduling template in fever clinic during the COVID-19 epidemic

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Objective To optimize the nurses shift schedule so as to provide support for the safe and effective screening work in the fever clinic during the COVID-19 epidemic.
Methods According to the work rules, workload and potential demand in fever clinic, the shifting schedule was adjusted under different situation. There were different patterns adopted including one-nurse-two-hour shift, double-nurse-four-hour shift, and three-nurse-four-hour shift in peak time, respectively.
Results The screening and clinical care in the fever clinic was performed smoothly and effectively by optimization of the shifting arrangement. At the same time, we ensured that all the nurses completed their work safely without any work-related infection.
Conclusion During epidemic period of an infectious disease, optimised shifting schedule is the basis for the completion of all work successfully and safely with limited

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