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A nursing colleague has asked for help with this question: Is the adoption of self rostering system run by the nursing team, instead of the usual management, a feasible and wothwhile exercise? All team members would be trained to make rotas, a politically sensitive task at times, usually left to v expensive higher staff. The hypothesis is that it is more empowering and less stressful if the team takes control rather than accepting what is handed down.. There is little literature but lots of opinion on this. It sounded to me like a possible action research project. I also wonder whether it could be triangulated with an instrument that taps into job satisfaction for nurses - does anyone know of one? If it is a good bet for an action research design, would one be best to stick to working with one ward ( in fact three are 'available' with management in support on this), I suspect one is enough but would appreciate views. Kyran Farrell