title: Twenty-four hour care teams.
abstract: When faced with staff mix changes, nurse managers must clarify the underlying purpose so that the strategy selected will support the specific objective. Mix change options are reviewed and a two-dimensional philosophy regarding patient care teams is described.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Townsend
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques