When we find something that works for us, we keep doing it. It becomes a familiar part of our routine.

If you drive to work, you probably take the same way every morning. You get in the car and take the route you’ve taken for years – the route that gets you to your destination at the very time you’ve come to expect, down to the minute. But if there’s an accident or roadwork along the way, your whole day is thrown off.

When those disruptions become an every day occurrence, it’s probably time to find a new way. But old habits can be hard to break – even when all the signs point to a need to change.

The same concept applies to the way hospitals execute their workforce strategy. Nursing leaders today are relying on staffing techniques they’ve used for decades – the same path they’ve always

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