Multiattribute utility theory in decision-making.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis↗
Biomedical subjects
P P Garre
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A computerized recruitment program.
The author describes a computerized recruitment program and its implications for nursing administrators. This system accurately and rapidly tracks and monitors recruiting activities. It serves as a critical tool for retaining a competitive presence, to facilitate policy making and to enhance predictability in a marketplace of shrinking resources.
Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100↗
Increasing severity of illness among patients undergoing phase 1 trials. Implications for nursing resources.
To determine whether the severity of illness of hospitalized patients participating in Phase 1 trials has changed, a modified APACHE II (MA II) index was used to evaluate retrospectively each Phase 1 patient admitted during September through December 1983 and the same 4-month span in 1987. During the 1983 period, 28 patients were enrolled in 13 Phase 1 protocols. Their average length of stay (LOS) was 12.6 days (+/- 12.3 SD) with a mean MA II of 3.44 (+/- 2.69 SD). During the same 4 months in 1987, there were 37 patients enrolled in 18 Phase 1 trials with a mean LOS of 13.5 days (+/- 13.4 SD) and a mean MA II of 6.08 (+/- 3.33). As indicated by MA II scores, 1987 hospitalized patients enrolled in Phase 1 trials had a higher severity of illness than did 1983 Phase 1 patients (p = 0.01). The implications of an oncology patient population with an increasing severity of illness are examined in relation to nursing staff forecasting, resource allocation, and productivity.
Drug Evaluation↗
Applying technology today. A computerized nursing recruitment database.
This article describes the development and implementation of a computerized nursing recruitment program. This system offers a fast, efficient, individualized, item-selectable mechanism for tracking and monitoring recruiting activities. Included in this system are easily accessible functions that provide precise information regarding the activities and costs relating to recruitment transactions. It is user-focused and coded for accurate storage and retrieval of information. This program has multiple implications for improving or revising recruitment activities. Nursing administrators can obtain detailed reports of the operations of the recruiting office, and internal audits can be easily generated to identify areas of efficiency as well as areas needing revision. It is written to be integrated with other management systems, thus providing a rapid and comprehensive network of communication that is cost-effective and precise.
Humans↗