Optimization of Team Method as Efficiency Strategy of Nurses\'s Workload, Mini Project at Military Hospital in Jakarta

Nursing workforce and workload greatly affect the mo del of delivery of nursing care. The aim of this pa er is to identify the process of optimizing team methods at Military Hospital in Jakarta conducted during the r esidency program. Project activity begins with situation analysis usin g Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threats (SWOT) anal ysis, problem identification through fish-bone analysis, problem priority setting, action plans making, implementati on, and evaluation. The initial assessment sample involved 62 randomly selected sample nurses in 11 wards. The sample on i mplementation involves 21 team leader nurses at Jakarta Military Hospital. The problem that arises from the initial ssessment is the implementation of team method, especially about the imbalance division of tasks between each nurse. The evaluation shows that 100% of the team leaders have good knowled ge in making daily plans and team personnel divisio n, but the implementation cannot be maximized. The recommendat ion is to strengthen the regulation of team method and increase the number of professional nurses to become a team leader at Jakarta Military Hospital.