title: Why calculating PACU staffing is so hard and why/how operations research specialists can help.
authors.affiliation: Divison of Management Consulting, Department of Health Management & Policy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. franklin-dexter@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dexter
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009874:Operations Research; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010562:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D011997:Recovery Room; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload