A Hospital Needs to Determine How Many Nurses to Hire

question 35

Essay

A hospital needs to determine how many nurses to hire to cover a 24 hour period. The nurses must work 8 consecutive hours but can start work at the start of 6 different shifts. They are paid different wages depending on when they start their shifts. The number of nurses required per 4-hour time period and their wages are shown in the following table. Formulate the LP for this problem.

Understand the differences in symptoms between common cold, influenza, and allergies.

Identify symptoms specifically associated with common cold.

Distinguish symptoms specifically indicative of influenza.

Recognize symptoms uniquely related to allergies.