Flexible work patterns can be beneficial for staff and employers. Clare Koning sets out the important factors to consider
Flexible work schedules give nurses the freedom and control to manage the demands of work and home, allow organisations to meet their staffing needs and can improve job satisfaction. This article reports the results of an integrative review of published peer-reviewed research and personal narratives that examined nurses’ perceptions of the relationship between job satisfaction and a self-scheduling system. Results suggest that self-scheduling is one of a number of factors that influence job satisfaction, but that implementing and sustaining such a system can be challenging. The review also found that self-scheduling programmes underpin more flexible work schedules and can benefit nurses and their organisations.
Nursing Management. 21, 6, 24-28. doi: 10.7748/nm.21.6.24.e1230
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 28 April 2014
Accepted: 21 July 2014
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