Nurse Staffing Plan

Upstate Medical University
07U - SECURED UNIT
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 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1
LPN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HCT 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
Percent of Staff RN 83% 83% 83% 83% 83%
LPN 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
HCT 17% 17% 17% 17% 17%
Average Number of Patients per Day 6 6 6 6 6
Nursing Hours per Patient Day 8.60 8.60 8.60 8.60 8.60
RN Hours per Patient Day 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Nurse : Patient Ratio 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4
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