Biomedical subjects

Shih-Tsu Cheng

Publications and source records attributed to Shih-Tsu Cheng.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Performance and acceptance evaluation of a self-made excel nurse scheduling supporting system.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate our self-developed scheduling plan support system in terms of performance and nurses' perception of easiness to use and usefulness. The results showed that thought the head nurse needed to averagely take half hour to modify the system scheduling plan, it was much better than four hours needed before. Nurses were also satisfied with the system. We believed nurses could design very useful and easy-to-use systems if trained and equipped with the right information tools.

Diffusion of Innovation↗

PubMed2006

The development of a heuristic-based excel scheduling support system for nurses.

The purpose of this study was to develop a nurse-self-made scheduling support system based on the heuristic approach. A Pediatric ICU unit, staffed with 35 nurses, was taken as the case in this study. Nurses' preferred scheduling principles were surveyed. The Excel VBA was used to develop the support system by an informatics nurse. The system was composed of five components: personal scheduling request setting, auto-scheduling, shift modification, report generating and inquiry. The scheduling results were widely accepted by the nurses and the time to plan a monthly schedule was reduced from 4-5 hours to 30 minutes.

Decision Making, Computer-Assisted↗