Table 1 Impact of changes in parameters
From: A computational application for multi-skill nurse staffing in hospital units
parameters | staff level for nurses | staff level for technicians | total staff | total cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
min. staff | balance αn = αt | morning | afternoon | night 1 | night 2 | total | mor-ning | afternoon | night 1 | night 2 | total | ||
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 138.0 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 138.0 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 138.0 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 171.6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 171.6 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 171.6 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 216.0 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 216.0 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 216.0 |