. Kim Johnson, R. N., the charge nurse of the antepartum ward of City Hospital i

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. Kim Johnson, R. N., the charge nurse of the antepartum ward of City Hospital in Burtonsville, Maryland, needs help in scheduling the nurse workforce for next week.

a. Create an employee schedule that will meet the demand requirements and guarantee each nurse two days off per week.

b. Revise the schedule so that the two days off are consecutive.

Days of Week M T W Th F Sa Su No. of Nurses 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 Kim Johnson o x x x o x x Tom Swann o x x x x o x Flo Coligny x o x x x o x Shelly Betts x o x x x x o Phuong Truong x x o x x x o

Explanation / Answer

a) Employee schedule that will meet the demand requirements and guarantee two days off per week for each nurse is as follows

x stands for employee on duty and o stands for day off.

b) Revised schedule to ensure two consecutive day offs is as follows

Days of Week M T W Th F Sa Su No. of Nurses 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 Kim Johnson o x x x o x x Tom Swann o x x x x o x Flo Coligny x o x x x o x Shelly Betts x o x x x x o Phuong Truong x x o x x x o

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