About NurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar
Calendar Integration for Nurse Scheduling
Users are frustrated with the NurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar due to its lack of integration with external calendar applications. This limitation forces them to resort to cumbersome methods, such as taking screenshots of their schedules to share with others.
4 different people have complained about this since 27 Jul 2022, most recently on 13 Sept 2022.
“It’s is extremely frustrating, so now I have to screenshot my schedule and send it to others.”
“NurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar — For me, it’s missing a few things.”
“I wish this came with a feature that pulls my calendar data from google or calendar or other task/event like apps.”
4 people in 4 posts across 1 source · demand low, pain low, competition moderate
The pain
shares of 4 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 4 people using NurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar
- What goes wrong
- Missing feature50% of posts
- How bad
- 25% of posts are complaints
- Since
- 27 Jul 2022 → 13 Sept 2022
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- NurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 75% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint125%
- Request375%
Sources
4 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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…t. This means they can look at my schedule but I can’t look at their. It’s is extremely frustrating, so now I have to screenshot my schedule and send it to others. However, I am very pleased with how nicely I can keep track of my own schedule. It’s very well equipped for that. I’m giving it a 2 because the only reason…
FrustratedNurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar — For me, it’s missing a few things I think this app is great, and i love the visuals and that I can clearly see what nights I work vs trying to visualize it with my iPhone calendar. But the next 2 needs I have are 1) syncing between devices - I’m not sure I see the need for logging in…
Missing featureNurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar — Needs better integration I wish this came with a feature that pulls my calendar data from google or calendar or other task/event like apps. There are times I forget I have life events when I’m scheduling my shifts and that leads to conflicts and I end up having to find coverage.
Wishes it existedNurseGrid Nurse Shift Calendar — Good but lacking I think this is a good app but is definitely not great. It feels very aged to me. There are apps with more functionality and more features. I think this is used because it’s just a standard with nurses, everyone just hops in cuz it’s what’s popular. Not sure if that’s…
Missing feature
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Questions about this idea
- Is Calendar Integration for Nurse Scheduling a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 4 different people described it independently, in 4 mentions, the earliest from 27 Jul 2022 and the most recent from 13 Sept 2022. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: stable — mentioned at a steady rate. Momentum is 43/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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