title: Staffing accommodations to hospital unit admissions.
abstract: This study of the flow of patients through five general medical units in a 750-bed medical center described the relentless and unpredictable demand for nursing services (with 80% of the admissions coming from the emergency department) and the resulting costs in terms of supplementary staffing and overtime usage.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*