Nurse Staffing Plan

Upstate Medical University
06A - MED/PULM/ID/CRITCARE
What this means:
Number of Nursing Staff - Number of RN's, LPN's and HCT providing direct nursing care.

Percent of Nursing Staff - Number of RN's, LPN's and HCT providing direct nursing care / Total number of RN's, LPN's and HCT's providing direct nursing care.

Nursing hours per patient day (NHPPD) - Number of hours of direct care a patient can expect to receive from an RN, LPN, HCT, in a 24-hour period.

RN Hours Per Patient Day (RNHPPD) - Number of hours of direct care a patient can expect to receive from and RN in a 24-hour period.

Nurse : Patient Ratio - Number of patients cared for by one nurse; calculated as 24 / RN Hours Per Patient Day.

Data for the period between Q2013_3 and Q2014_2
Indicator Staff Type Q2013_3 Q2013_4 Q2014_1 Q2014_2 Total
Number of Staff RN 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8
LPN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HCT 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Percent of Staff RN 75% 75% 75% 75% 75%
LPN 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
HCT 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%
Average Number of Patients per Day 22 22 22 22 22
Nursing Hours per Patient Day 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
RN Hours per Patient Day 6.90 6.90 6.90 6.90 6.90
Nurse : Patient Ratio 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
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