The 'Parent Shift' program: incentives for nurses, rewards for nursing teams.
To create new opportunities for nurses to reenter the workforce, a RN p.r.n. program must meet the needs of nurses who wish to make dual commitments to home and work. The Parent Shift program provides an innovative model of attracting and retaining nurses in a hospital workforce. Many nurses who joined the program were away from the field of nursing for many years and were drawn to the program because of the promise of flexible shifts and minimal requirements for participation. In this study, flexible shifts not only encouraged program entry, they were also a powerful motivator for continued program participation over time. Parent Shift nurse presence was perceived by nurse managers to decrease stressors and improve time efficiency of full-shift staff.
Young
Claire M
CM
Nursing Institute, and Chief Nursing Officer, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Albert
Nancy M
NM
Paschke
Susan M
SM
Meyer
Kathryn H
KH
D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010290:Parents; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis