title: Work restructuring: the process of decision making.
abstract: Work restructuring at a 269-bed hospital resulted in a 20% reduction in the nursing operations budget. A complex process, work restructuring must be logical and requires both interdisciplinary workers and committed leadership.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Smeltzer
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Formella
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beebe
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D017046:Cost Savings; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016526:Workload