Self-Scheduling

One indication of how far nursing has come is the idea of self-scheduling.  Not long ago, nurses had their whole lives on hold, waiting for the next schedule to be posted.  They weren't sure month to month if they would be able to host a birthday party for their child on a certain day.  

Self-scheduling has its problems.  Like concerns that the skill mix will not be adequate or that the weekends will be skeleton crews. 

But somehow, the empire has staggered on.