Based on the projected shortage of skilled personnel in the clinical setting, care management strategies are increasingly required to acquire qualified nursing and support staff. Another unavoidable approach is the implementation of personnel development strategies in order to utilize existing potentials of employees, to build up emotional ties to the company and to reduce fluctuation rates.
Based on this problem, the research question for this bachelor thesis is: Which advantages and challenges result from the implementation of job rotation in the clinical nursing setting?
To answer the research question, a literature review is conducted as a methodological approach. For this purpose, relevant professional literature as well as online searches are consulted.
The results show that the job rotation described in the literature is an employee-oriented possibility of personnel development, which brings benefit to both the nursing staff and the nursing management. From the employees' point of view, it offers the opportunity to broaden and deepen their own competencies. By changing jobs, a stronger network is formed within the hospital, which has a positive effect on job satisfaction and cross-generational cooperation. One challenge mentioned was implementation due to a lack of resources.