Nurse Staffing Plan

Upstate Medical University
12F - PEDIATRIC ICU
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 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.6
LPN 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HCT 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Percent of Staff RN 94% 94% 94% 94% 94%
LPN 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
HCT 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%
Average Number of Patients per Day 9 9 9 9 9
Nursing Hours per Patient Day 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00
RN Hours per Patient Day 16.10 16.10 16.10 16.10 16.10
Nurse : Patient Ratio 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
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