A simulation-based approach for optimal nurse scheduling in an emergency department

2006 IIE Annual Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Patvivatsiri, Lisa ^a   Fraticelli, Barbara M P ^b   Koelling, C Patrick ^b  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Emergency department; Nurse scheduling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL-CARE PATIENTS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED); NURSE SCHEDULING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 84858457870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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