Nurse Staffing Plan

Upstate Medical University
08G - CARDIOVASCULAR MED/SURG
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 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4
LPN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HCT 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2
Percent of Staff RN 76% 76% 76% 76% 76%
LPN 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
HCT 24% 24% 24% 24% 24%
Average Number of Patients per Day 18 18 18 18 18
Nursing Hours per Patient Day 8.80 8.80 8.80 8.80 8.80
RN Hours per Patient Day 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50
Nurse : Patient Ratio 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
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