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Strategic Nurse Allocation Policies Under Dynamic Patient Demand, Osman Tuncay Aydas
Strategic Nurse Allocation Policies Under Dynamic Patient Demand, Osman Tuncay Aydas
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STRATEGIC NURSE ALLOCATION POLICIES UNDER DYNAMIC PATIENT DEMAND
by Osman T. Aydas
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017
Under the Supervision of Professor Anthony D. Ross
Several studies have shown a strong association between nurse staffing and patient outcomes. When a nursing unit is chronically short-staffed, nurses must maintain an intense pace to ensure that patients receive timely care. Over time this can result in nurse burnout, as well as dissatisfied patients and even medical errors. Improved accuracy in the allocation of nursing staff can mitigate these operational risks and improve patient outcomes. Nursing care is identified as the single …