Problem:
The emergency room at a hospital estimates the following requirements for registered nurses (RNs) for the last night shift each week: Sunday-3; Monday-4; Tuesday-2; Wednesday-2; Thursday-3; Friday-6; Saturday-4. Nurses work four consecutive days, then have off three days. Perform cyclical scheduling on the data. (Note that you must identify three-day patterns of minimum requirements.) How many RNs are required? How much extra capacity is required?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.