1- St. Clair County Hospital is attempting to assess its needs for nurses over the coming four months (January to April ). The need for nurses depends on both the numbers and the types of patients in the hospital . Based on a study conducted by consultants , the hospital has determined that the ratios of nurses to patients listed in Homework5 .xIs are required a. How many nurses should be working each month to most closely match patient forecasts ? Patient Forecasts Number of Nurses Patient Type Required per Patient Jan. Feb. March April Major Surgery 0.4 28 21 16 18 Minor Surgery 0.1 12 25 45 32 Maternity 0.5 22 43 90 26 Critical Care 0.6 75 45 60 30 Other 0.3 80 94 73 77 Total no of nusrses 92.4 87.6 113.8 64.5 b. Suppose the hospital does not want to change its policy of not increasing the nursing staff size by more than 10 percent in any month . Suggest a schedule of nurse staffing over the four months that meets this requirement and also meets the need for nurses each month . Patient Forecasts Number of Nurses Patient Type Required per Patient Jan. Feb March April Major Surgery 0.4 28 21 16 18 Minor Surgery 0.1 12 25 45 32 Maternity 0.5 22 43 90 26 Critical Care 0.6 75 45 60 30 Other 0.3 80 94 73 77 Total no of nusrses 92.4 87.6 113.8 64.5 92 88 114 65 adding 10% 92 101.2 111.32 65 if 93 is hired in jan 93 102.3 112.53 65 if 94 is hired in jan 94 103.4 113.74 65 If the hospital hires 94 nurses in January and there is 10 percent increment every month in no . of nurses , it will meet the demand in March