In the presence of imprecise management targets, staff preferences, and patients’ expectations, the healthcare staff scheduling problem becomes complicated. The goals, preferences, and client expectations, being humanistic, are often imprecise and always evolving over time. We present a fuzzy genetic algorithm (FGA) approach for addressing healthcare staff scheduling problems in fuzzy environme...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the level of job satisfaction among the staff at an Estonian hospital and to describe factors related to their job satisfaction. DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SETTING Pärnu County Hospital in Estonia. STUDY PARTICIPANTS All staff members of the Pärnu County Hospital (n = 673), except 56 staff members who were away from work during the study. RESULTS Respondents (n =...

A Vickers M300 analyser has been successfully installed in a busy hospital laboratory. A permanent team of operators is used, but this introduces problems for staff rotation, particularly for educational purposes. The vials used for the collection of samples are an essential feature of the system, but they present many difficulties and are no longer used for collecting samples from outpatients,...

An Action Research methodology was used to revise the St George Mental Health Rehabilitation Service. A review committee found several limitations in the existing system, and a new model to address these problems was devised. During an 18-month period, the new model was implemented. Obstacles to change, such as staff resistance, were not systematically encountered due to the method of change us...

Regulatory Guides are issued to describe and make available to the public such information as methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the Commission’s regulations, techniques used by the staff in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data needed by the NRC staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory Guides are not s...

The MITRE corporation is a geographically distributed company of knowledge workers working on projects either related by the same customer or by the problems and technologies being addressed. MITRE early on recognized the power of information technology to enhance the effectiveness of each of its staff with knowledge sharing tools. Early deployment of an Intranet with novel functions has promot...

Regulatory guides are issued to describe and make available to the public such information as methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC’s regulations, techniques used by the staff in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data needed by the NRC staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Regulatory guides are not substitu...

objective: various studies indicated that the death anxiety is more common in refractory disease (like, cancer); and it effects on many aspects of patients life such as their quality of life and promoting health behavior as well as physical and psychological problems. thus, identifying effective psychological factors on death anxiety in cancer patients could us help to substantial contribute in...

Airline companies today face formidable competitive pressure. To confront these problems and sustain competitive advantages, many companies have resorted to downsizing; this method, however, often results in the overworking of a small number of workers, especially in the case of aircraft maintenance staff, who are largely responsible for aviation safety. At the same time, during the staff annua...

OBJECTIVE To establish the proportion of adolescents among children infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Zimbabwe who receive HIV care and support, and what clinic staff perceives to be the main problems faced by HIV-infected children and adolescents. METHODS In July 2008, we sent a questionnaire to all 131 facilities providing HIV care in Zimbabwe. In it we requested an age br...