Thank you. I have to agree, we don't have many call outs because of the self-scheduling. As far as the Friday and Monday rule, people can still take vacation days or have someone work for them, so people can still have long weekends. I think most are happy with self-scheduling, but there are always a few that still complain about their schedule. I guess it's hard to please everyone, and that happens everywhere. I have worked at quite a few hospitals, since I did travel nursing, and I feel like our self-scheduling is fair. Yes, hospitals do try to keep employees happy for retention, but the number one priority is always patient safety and quality of care (API Healthcare, 2015). When all pieces work together, quality and performance improves
