An applied simulation model for estimating the supply of and requirements for registered nurses based on population health needs

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 240-251

  Tomblin Murphy, Gail ^a   MacKenzie, Adrian ^b   Alder, Robert ^c   Birch, Stephen ^d   Kephart, George ^b   O'Brien Pallas, Linda ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health human resources; Needs; Nursing; Planning; Simulation modeling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NOVA SCOTIA; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 77649268471     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409358777     Document Type: Article

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