Hospital Disaster Preparedness

Staffing and Workforce Safety during Disasters

2022 Disaster Conference – Best Practice Showcase

El Camino Health shares its methodologies for increasing workforce safety by transforming staffing models and implementing shared governance within hospital units during disaster events. The project aimed to share knowledge and highlight the need for further research on staffing models impacting professional governance on nursing practice and patient outcomes where little data existed. The project demonstrated the opportunity to assess the impact of the COVID-19 rotation standard work on workforce safety, nurse satisfaction, and clinical outcomes.