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Staffing Formula

The staffing formula categorizes patients based on their care needs and calculates the necessary Nursing Care Hours (NCH) per day and per year for a facility with 250 patients. It determines the total nursing personnel required, including professional nurses and nursing attendants, and distributes them by shifts. The final staffing includes 190 total nursing personnel, with specific allocations for AM, PM, and night shifts.

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Staffing Formula

The staffing formula categorizes patients based on their care needs and calculates the necessary Nursing Care Hours (NCH) per day and per year for a facility with 250 patients. It determines the total nursing personnel required, including professional nurses and nursing attendants, and distributes them by shifts. The final staffing includes 190 total nursing personnel, with specific allocations for AM, PM, and night shifts.

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STAFFING FORMULA

1) Categorize the patients according to levels of care need.


LEVELS OF CARE
Minimal Care .30
Moderate Care .45
Intensive Care .15
Highly Specialized Nursing Care .1
Formula: # of beds/patients x Levels of Care
Ex. 250 beds/patients (Intensive Care)

(Minimal Care) - 250 x .30 = 75


(Moderate Care) - 250 x .45 = 112.5
(Intensive Care) - 250 x .15 = 37.5
(Highly Specialized Care) - 250 x .1 = 25
Total: 250

2) Find the number of Nursing Care Hours (NCH) needed per day at each level of care per day.
Formula: Total from each Level of care x Nursing Care Hours (NCH)
Levels of care NCH needed Per Pt. Per Day Ratio of Prof. to Non-Prof
Level I 1.5 5:45
Self Care or Minimal Care
Level II 3 60:40
Moderate or Intermediate Care
Level III 4.5 65:35
Total or Intensive Care
Level IV 6 70:30
Highly Specialized or Critical Care 80:20
Ex.
(I) - 75 x 1.5 = 112.5
(II) - 112.5 x 3 = 337.5
(III) - 168.75 x 4.5 = 168.75
(IV) - 25 x 6 =160

Total: 768.75 (NCH/Day)

3) Find the total NCH needed by 250 patients per year.


Formula: Total of NCH/Day x 365 days
Ex. 768.75 x 365 = 280,593.73 NCH/year

4) Find the actual working hours rendered by each nursing personnel per year
Formula: 8 hrs/day x 213 (working days/year)
Ex. 8 x 213 = 1,704 (working hours/year)
5) Find the total number of nursing personnel needed. (Round off)
𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 280,593.73
a. Formula: = = 164.55/165
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐫𝐬/𝐝𝐚𝐲 1,704

b. Formula: Total in letter A x 0.15 (Total nsg. Personnel) = 165 x 0.15 = 25

c. Formula: Total in letter A + 25 = 165 + 25 = 190 (Total Nursing personnel needed)

6) Categorize to professional and non-professional personnel ratio to non-prof in a tertiary hospital


Levels of care NCH needed Per Pt. Per Day Ratio of Prof. to Non-Prof
Level I 1.5 5:45
Self Care or Minimal Care
Level II 3 60:40
Moderate or Intermediate Care
Level III 4.5 65:35
Total or Intensive Care
Level IV 6 70:30
Highly Specialized or Critical Care 80:20
Formula: Total Nursing personnel needed x ratio
Professional Nurses: 190 x .65 = 124 Nurses
Non-Prof (nsg. Attendants): 190 x .35 = 66 nsg. Attendants

7) Distribute by shifts
SHIFTS
AM .45
PM .37
Night .18
a. Formula: Professional Nurses x shifts
124 x .45 = 56 (AM shift)
124 x .37 = 46 (PM shift)
124 x .18 = 22 (Night Shift)

Total: 124 nurses


b. Formula: Non-prof x shifts

66 x .45 = 30 (AM shift)


66 x .37 = 24 (PM shift)
66 x .18 = 12 (Night Shift)
Total: 66 nsg. Attendants

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