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dimensional graph to illustrate the trade-offs between tolerable
overload levels and manpower requirements. These simulation
results provide a basis for manpower mix tradeoffs. An overload
was defined as the unavailability of a given worker within a
5-minute time period to respn¿d to demands for his or her services
because of scheduled or unscheduled commitments to another case.
The three overload categories were further defined as:
(1) Emergency Overload: Number of periods of unsatisfied
emergency calls per day.
(2) Urgent Overload: Number of periods of unsatisfied
induction, early maintenance and
surgical procedure tasks per day.
(3) Routine Overload: Number of periods of unsatisfied tasks
per day.
Experience with the curriculum in both programs at the
Baccalaureate (CWRU) and the Masters level (Emory) indicates that
the content is adequate to train people to function in
anesthesiology at the level of a Nurse Anesthetist. Yet the new
professionals bring more technical or specialized expertise, into
the system. This additional expertise is primarily in respiratory
monitoring and care and in the utilization of more sophisticated
equipment. Acceptance of graduates 'from both programs has been
quite good. Although many graduates have gone on to other kinds of
activities and to graduate study, those who chose to remain in the
profession and work in anesthesia are indeed gainfully employed.