PUROC, LIZA M.

Exercises:
Find the number of nursing personnel needed for 100 patients in a SECONDARY hospital. They work
48 hours per week and the ratio of professional and non professional personnel is 55:45

1. Categorize the patients according to levels of care needed.

100(pts) x .65 = 65 patients needing minimal care
100 (pts) x .30 = 30 patients needing moderate care
100 (pts) x .05 = 5 patients needing intensive care
Total = 100

2. Find the number of nursing care hours (NCH) needed by patients at each level of care per day.
65 pts x 1.5 (NCH needed at Level I) = 97.5 NCH/day
30 pts x 3 (NCH needed at Level II) = 90 NCH/day
5 pts x 4.5 (NCH needed at Level III) = 22.5 NCH/day
Total = 210 NCH/day

3. Find the total NCH needed by 100 patients per year

210 x 365 (day/year) = 76,650 NCH/year

4. Find the actual working hours rendered by each nursing personnel per year
8 (hrs/day) x 265 (working days/year) = 2,120 (working hours/year)

5. Find the total number of nursing personnel needed.

1. Total NCH per year = 76,650 = 36.2 OR 36
Working hrs/year 2,120
2. Relief x total Nsg personnel = 36 x .12 = 4.32 OR 4
3. Total Nursing personnel needed = 36 + 4 = 4O

6. Categorize tp prefessional and non professional personnel. Ratio of professionals to non

professionals in a tertary hospital is 55:45
40 x .55 = (22) professional nurses
40 x .45 = (18) nursing attendants

7. Distribute by shifts
22 nurses x .45 =9.9 (10) nurses on AM shift
22 nurses x .37 = 8.14 (8) nurses on PM shift
22 nurses x .18 = 3.96 (4) nurses on night shift
Total = 22 nurses

18 nsg attendants x .45 = 8.1 (8) nursing attendants on AM shift

18 nsg attendants x .37 = 6.66 (7) nursing attendants on PM shift
18 nsg attendants x .18 = 3.24 (3) nursing attendants on night shift
Total = 18 nursing attendants