I 06 Improving the Quality of Nursing Worklife: Using Technology and Human Resources Solutions

Monday, 30 October 2017: 3:45 PM-4:30 PM
Summary: One way to improve the quality of nursing worklife is to use new technology--labor optimization modeling--for nurse staffing. But to realize productivity gains, the human aspects of work need attention. Working together, human resources and data analytics professionals can create solutions for complex staffing problems to improve nursing worklife.
Moderators:  Shuhong Luo, EdD, College of Nursing, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Symposium Organizers:  Beth A. Brooks, PhD, The Brooks Group, LLC, Chicago, IL, USA
Measuring the Quality of Nursing Worklife

Beth A. Brooks, PhD
The Brooks Group, LLC, Chicago, IL, USA



Including Human Resources Professionals and Practices to Improve Nursing Worklife

Paul T. Skiem, MBA
The Brooks Group, LLC, Chicago, IL, USA



Staffing Optimization: Improve Staffing to Improve Nursing Worklife

Therese A. Fitzpatrick, PhD
Kaufman Hall & Associates, Skokie, IL, USA