An Objective Method to Determine Nurse Staffing for an Acute Care for Elders ( <scp>ACE</scp> ) Hospital Unit: Discrete Event Simulation
DES provides an objective method to identify nurse staffing needs for an ACE hospital unit. This approach can be used to safely evaluate the potential impact of varying nurse staffing allocations. The DES model for the ACE unit is adaptable to other types of hospital units that care for older patients.
Authors
- Emily Hollingsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6144-8840)
- Lucy Wilson
- Jason Slagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-3622)
- Mariu Duggan
- Avantika Saraf Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4265-059X)
- John F. Schnelle
- Jennifer Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8937-8637)
- Sandra F. Simmons
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19507
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences