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St Elsewhere is preparing to open a 30-bed med/surg unit later
this year. The established cost center will be 1001, with a
designated internal name "In-Patient."
Anticipated average daily census (ADC) based on data from
comparative units in the hospital will be 24. The staffing will be
based on 12 hour shifts and the unit will operate 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. The organizational standard for the nurse-to-patient
ratio will be 1:6 on the 7a shift and 1:8 on the 7p shift for RN's,
1:8 on the 7a shift and 1:10 on the 7p shift for patient care
assistants (PCA), and 1 unit clerk on the 7a shift and 1 unit clerk
on the 7p shift. The organization pays RNs a base rate of $72,800,
PCAs $31,200 a year, and unit clerks are paid a base rate of
$27,040 a year. Nurse managers are exempt employees. The manager
will be paid an annual salary of $81,120. Based on hospital policy
and years of service for the anticipated staff, human resources has
allotted 1.13 FTEs (90 hours) of nonproductive time for every
productive FTE.
Based upon the information that we have we will be able to build
the personnel budget for the unit.
1. Calculate the number of productive FTEs and annual salary
dollars that will be required to staff the "In-Patient Unit."
Provide data for each skill level and a total productive FTE count
for the 7p shift.
2. Calculate FTEs by skill level using the NHPPD
methodology.
3. Total productive FTEs for 7p shift.
4. Calculate direct and indirect care FTEs and worked hours for
7p shift