A Focus on Throughput: Lean Improvement of Nurse Scheduling in the Operating Theatre

Kjeld Harald Aij; Frederique Elisabeth Simons; Dr. Merel Visse; Prof. Dr. Guy A.M. Widdershoven

Authors

Kjeld Harald Aij
Frederique Elisabeth Simons
Dr. Merel Visse
Prof. Dr. Guy A.M. Widdershoven

Keywords:

nurse scheduling processes; lean management; makigami; fishbone analysis

Abstract

The utilization of operating theatres and efficiency of nurse scheduling has an impact on patient outcomes, hospital finances and clinical effectiveness. To date, research has tended to focus on the output rather than on the process of nurse scheduling. We report on use of the Lean mapping tool, Makigami, in operating room (OR) nurse scheduling. This study was conducted at a large surgical department in the Netherlands.

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A Focus on Throughput: Lean Improvement of Nurse Scheduling in the Operating Theatre. (2014). Global Journal of Management and Business Research, 14(A1), 75-82. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/1189

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