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Staffing
How to Convert to a Four-day Workweek
Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR

Ann Geier, RN, MS, CNOR You get paid by the patient, not by the hour. So why are you bound to the traditional five-day workweek? If you compress your surgery schedule and eliminate one day of surgery, converting your facility to a four-day workweek - especially during the startup of a new center - can greatly improve in efficiency.

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