title: Nurse staff planning under conditions of a nursing shortage.
abstract: The shortage of qualified nurses presents some important managerial challenges for the hospital administrator. Nurse work force management has often been described as a three-phase planning and control process consisting of staffing, scheduling, and allocation. In this research study, the authors present a research methodology for improving the staffing phase of the process. Specifically, a nurse staffing model was developed as a means of improving the nurse staffing process for a 700-bed, nonprofit hospital.
authors.affiliation: DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brusco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Futch
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Showalter
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012984:Software