Kanval M.

Butt DMSF
BSN-IV B December 7, 2010

Assignment
1. Category of patients according to their level of care they need.
Level I: 30 pts x 0.30 = 9 pts
Level II: 30 pts x 0.45 = 14pts (13.5)
Level III: 30 pts x 0.15 = 5 pts (4.5)
Level IV: 30 pts x 0.10 = 3 pts
Total: 31 pts
2. Total number of nursing care hours needed by the patients at each category
level.
a. Number of patient x number of nursing care hours per day.
b. Sum of the nursing care hours needed at various levels.
Level I: 9 pts x 1.5 NCH/day = 14 NCH/day (13.5)
Level II: 14 pts x 3.0 NCH/day = 42 NCH/day
Level III: 5 pts x 4.5 NCH/day = 23 NCH/day (22.5)
Level IV: 3 pts x 6.0 NCH/day = 18 NCH/day
Total: 97 NCH/day
3. Actual number of nursing care hours needed by the given number of patients.
• 97 NCH/day x 365 day/year = 35, 405 NCH/year
4. Actual number of working hours rendered by each nursing personnel per year.
• 8 hours/day x 213 working days/year = 1, 704 working
hours/year
5. Total number of nursing personnel needed.
a. Number of regular personnel.
• 35, 405 NCH/year / 1, 704 working hours/year =21 personnel (20.7)
b. Number of relievers.
• 21 personnel x 0.15 = 3 relievers (3.15)
c. Total number of personnel.
• 21 personnel + 3 relievers = 24 total number of personnel
d. Category of personnel by professional or non professional.
24 personnel x 0.65 = 16 professional nurses (15.6)
24 personnel x 0.35 = 8 nursing attendants (8.4)
Total: 24 personnel
6. Distribution of personnel per shift.
a. Professional nurses
16 prof. nurses x 0.45 = 7 (7.2) nurses on a.m. shift
16 prof. nurses x 0.37 = 6 (5.92)nurses on p.m. shift
16 prof. nurses x 0.18 = 3 (2.88)nurses on night shift
Total: 16 nurses
b. Nursing attendants
8 nursing attendants x 0.45 = 4 (3.6) NAs on a.m. shift
8 nursing attendants x 0.37 = 3 (2.96)NAs on p.m. shift
8 nursing attendants x 0.18 =1 (1.44)NAs on night shift
Total: 8 NAs