title: Five pitfalls of work redesign in acute care.
abstract: During work redesign in nursing units, five common pitfalls can emerge: moving too fast, failing to involve major stakeholders, discounting bargaining unit contracts, separating training classes and not defining desired outcomes. Suggestions on how to avoid these problems are given.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Seago
mesh_terms: D003098:Collective Bargaining; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010559:Personnel Management; D014941:Work Simplification