Evaluating the Resilience of ICU Nurse Staffing Standard Operating Procedures Under Demand Variability: A Discrete Event Simulation Study Using MIMIC-IV
Background/Objectives: ICU nurse staffing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) govern nurse-to-patient assignment and escalation rules, yet their robustness under demand variability and workforce disruption has not been quantitatively evaluated. Methods: A Discrete Event Simulation model of a 20-bed ICU was parameteriz...