Modeling the benefits of cross-training to address the nursing shortage.

Autor/inn/en	Paul, Jomon Aliyas; MacDonald, Leo
Titel	Modeling the benefits of cross-training to address the nursing shortage. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Modellierung der Vorteile des Crosstrainings, um dem Mangel an Krankenschwestern zu begegnen.
Quelle	In: International journal of production economics, (2014) 150, S. 83-95 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0925-5273; 1873-7579
DOI	10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.11.025
Schlagwörter	Bildungspolitik; Bildungsertrag; Kostensenkung; Personaleinsatz; Personalmanagement; Berufsbildung; Arbeitskräftemangel; Berufliche Qualifikation; Berufliche Spezialisierung; Zusatzqualifikation; Krankenschwester; Personalbedarf; USA
Abstract	"This paper seeks to offer insight into cross training strategies that could be effective in aiding in alleviating the nurse shortage issue and its potential to negatively impact on patient safety and mortality. We develop optimization models to evaluate the benefits of cross-training, in particular chaining practices, on nurse workforce planning under stochastic demand, and determine the optimal allocation of both regular and cross-trained staff at a minimum cost. We demonstrate the benefits of cross-training in terms of a reduction in the total number of nurses required to satisfy demand across multiple departments as well as from an economic (i.e. overall cost savings) perspective, while simultaneously meeting the hospitals service and quality of care requirements. In particular, the results indicate that cross-training strategies could help with optimal utilization of constrained nursing resources and thereby limit the negative implications of the growing nurse shortage crisis." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/4