Most institutions use one or more types of future scheduling in their planning. Which of the fol-lowing provides advantages for creativity and staff satisfaction in scheduling?
a. Pattern scheduling
b. Preference scheduling
c. Rules scheduling
d. Self-scheduling
ANS: D
Self-scheduling allows for more creativity and staff satisfaction. The other options do not pro-vide advantages for the individual staff needs.
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