PIPRAMS
GREATER NOIDA
SUBJECT – NURSING MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT ON-
DUTY ROASTER
SUBMITTED TO- SUBMITTEED BY-
MRS HARPREET KAUR KAMINI
NURSING LECTURER MSC(N)2ND YR
PIPRAMS PIPRAMS
SUBMITTED ON –
14/JAN/2022
Introduction
Nurse roster is the process of creating a plan, showing working hours for the employees in the
plan over a given planning horizon. Making rosters is an important activity in healthcare. Today,
highly qualified heath personnel spend a lot of their time making and updating rosters manually.
Duty roster
A duty roster is a roster that schedules staff based on tasks and duties. For example, you can use
a duty roster for hospital staff who have specific tasks while on shift. This type of roster ensures
that you have particular duties covered.
The terms schedule and roster are different.
They are defined as follows. Scheduling is the apportionment, subject to constraints, of
resources to objects placed in space - time, in such a way as minimize the total cost of the
resources used.
Roster is the placing, subject to constraints, of resources into slots in a Patten.
However, scheduling nurses is a difficult and important personal scheduling problem that is
faced by many hospitals across the world. The main reason which lies on that is patients need
nursing care throughout 24 hours over seven days a week. Normally the nurse in-charge of each
ward or the head nurse prepares this roster. The head nurse has the responsibility to construct the
nurse roster monthly and it should be published before the next month.
Importance of duty roster-
Duty rosters are important because they help schedule staff based on the demand of your
business instead of the availability of your team. By scheduling based on need, you’re able to
control your labour and wage costs.
Factors to Consider When Planning Employee Roster
Weekly requirements. The best way to determine the workforce you need during the day and
night is to analyze the sales forecast and the staff required to handle that pressure throughout the
day. ...
Employee size and shift length. ...
Rotational vs Fixed shifts. ...
Day offs.
normally set out a roster in a table or calendar format which allows control of what needs
doing at any given time. Rosters can be created in many formats, including: Paper-based.
Normally write rosters of this type on a sheet of paper, usually use as a table.
Types Of Rosters
Duty Rosters. Duty rosters are typically used in the hospitality industry and are designed to
avoid excessive shifts. ...
Flexible Rosters. Flexible rosters are for staff who can work various hours that suit the
company. ...
Staggered Rosters. Staggered rosters are used where start times are staggered for workers.
Rostering Standards-
Rosters are approved and published a minimum of six weeks in advance of them being worked.
All rosters must adhere to the standards set out in this policy, compliance with these standards
will be monitored by routine roster audits. Where areas of poor compliance are noted this will be
reported through the appropriate line management structure.
Rosters are to commence on a Monday, as per SSTS, except in areas where a prior agreement is
in place.
The head nurse initiates the nurse roster for the next month by the fifteenth day of the current
month. Each nurse is requesting leave by considering the off-days, they have obtained and also
their own needs. Other than these off- days the numbers of Sundays in a month are also given as
leave for each nurse. For an example, for each individual nurse, the total number of Sundays in a
particular month is given as off-days. All these allocations will be done to fill up the roster
without destructing the constraint.
Advantages Of Making a Duty roaster:
Planning a duty roaster in advance helps to ensure:
The exact number of staff required to be on duty at any given occupancy.
That staff working hours are as per their employment contract.
That regular off-days are availed for enhancing productivity.
Knowledge of which employees are present on the premises in instances of emergencies.
Accuracy in attendance and payroll reports.
Nurse Duty Roaster-
Due to governmental rules and hospital policy, a set of constraints must be satisfied as
follows:
o Each nurse can have at most two shifts a day.
o Each nurse must have at least a pre-specified number of night shifts in the week.
3.
o Each nurse must have at least a pre-specified number of evening shifts in the
week.
o Each nurse should work between a minimum and a maximum number of shifts
during the planning horizon..
o If a nurse has a shift in a specific day, then, he/she should be off for next two
consecutive shifts. However, if a nurse has two consecutive shifts in a specific
day, he/she should be off for next three consecutive shifts.
