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B. C. H.
BURAIDAH CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Department : DPP
NURSING SERVICE
Policy Index : New Replace Number : XXXXX
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PP-BCH-NR/GNR-005-DPP-E
Title : Number of Pages :
NURSING SERVICES SCHEDULING POLICY 7
Applies to : Effective Date : Review Due :
All Nursing Staff 01-01-1432 H 01-12-1433 H
1. PURPOSE :
1.1 To provide the staff nurse a clear plan of his /her schedule in a specific week in a
month.
2. DEFINITION :
2.1 Scheduling Policy, pertains to a plan of work for the nursing staff to be done, showing the
order, in which their tasks are to be carried out and the amount of time allocated to them.
3. POLICY :
3.1 Definitions of the Shifts to be Worked :
3.3.1 There are three shifts in a day, with eight hours equivalent. These shifts are marked
in the duty schedule as day (D), evening (E) and night (N).
3.3.2.The “weekly schedule”, consists of 8 hours shifts from Saturday to Friday, with one
day off duty accordingly. Example:0700-1500hrs, 1500-2300hrs, and 2300-0700hrs.
Each shift includes one,15 minutes break and each employee should have one (1)
meal break for 30 minutes.
3.3.3.Schedules are done monthly. This is done after requested offs are submitted to the
Head nurse. The head nurse notifies the staff if any changes made in the schedule in
case of emergency leave or illness of a staff.
3.3.4. A rotation of staff nurse is found in the duty schedule for 24 hours, seven days a
week. A duty rota is needed for the following reasons :
3.3.4.1 To remind staff about their duty.
3.3.4.2 Equal distribution of working hours.
3.3.4.3 To fill up the workload of the unit.
3.3.4.4 Equal distribution of workload.
3.3.4.5 For pre-planning of staff when crisis occur.
Approval
Prepared by: Approved by: Page Number:
Elizabeth Lumaad Ahmad Abdulla Al - Omar Stamp
Head Nurse Hospital Director 1/7
Approval
Policy Number: Title: Page Number:
NURSING SERVICES Stamp
PP-BCH- NR/GNR-005-DPP-E SCHEDULING POLICY 2/7
4. PROCEDURES:
4.1 N/A.
6. REFERENCES :
6.1 Ministry of Health Manual.
6.2 Encarta World English Dictionary.
6.3 Bing, Windows Internet Explorer.
7. APPENDIX : Approval
Policy Number: Title: Page Number:
NURSING SERVICES Stamp
PP-BCH- NR/GNR-005-DPP-E SCHEDULING POLICY 5/7
8. APPROVAL:
Approval
Policy Number: Title: Page Number:
NURSING SERVICES Stamp
PP-BCH- NR/GNR-005-DPP-E SCHEDULING POLICY 6/7