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NHPPD Calculating Staffing

This document provides an example of how to calculate nursing staff requirements for a general surgical ward using the Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NHpPD) metric. It shows how to determine the average daily nursing hours needed based on the ward's occupancy rate and beds. Then it demonstrates how to allocate those hours across shifts in a two-week schedule to determine the full-time equivalent staff needed to meet the coverage targets.

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NHPPD Calculating Staffing

This document provides an example of how to calculate nursing staff requirements for a general surgical ward using the Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NHpPD) metric. It shows how to determine the average daily nursing hours needed based on the ward's occupancy rate and beds. Then it demonstrates how to allocate those hours across shifts in a two-week schedule to determine the full-time equivalent staff needed to meet the coverage targets.

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How NHpPD Can Be Used to Calculate Staffing for Your Ward / Unit

Example ward

St Elsewhere Hospital - General Surgical Ward
Ward Category Category B
Target NHpPD for the ward 6
Number of beds on the ward 21
Occupancy level 93%
Average Daily Occupied Bed Day (OBD) 20
Number days the unit is open / week 7 days / week

* NHpPD represents the amount of time nurses spend with each patient each day

Calculating Target Nursing Hours & Number Staff Required per Shift for the
Ward

Step 1

Calculate the average nursing hours required
per day (cover) for the ward/unit
Nursing Hours = OBD x Ward NHpPD
Category
Nursing Hours = 20 x 6 (Cat. B)
Nursing Hours = 120 hrs required / day
* Therefore this General Surgical ward on average requires 120 Nursing Hours (cover) each
day





Step 2

Calculate the total nursing hours required for
a 14-day period (fortnight) for the ward/unit
Nursing Hours/fn = Nursing x 14 days
Hours
Nursing Hours/fn = 120 x 14

Nursing Hours/fn = 1680 hrs / fn
* Therefore this General Surgical ward on average requires 1680 Nursing Hours (cover) each fortnight


Step 3

Convert Nursing Hours/fn into the ward profile
where

a.m shift = 7.6 hours
p.m shift = 7.6 hours
night duty = 10 hours
PROFILE 7/6/3
a.m shift: 7 x 7.6 hours = 53.2
p.m shift: 6 x 7.6 hours = 45.6
ND shift: 3 x 10 hours = 30

Nursing hours = am + pm + ND hours
(cover)
= 53.2 + 45.6 + 30
= 128.8 hours/day

PROFILE 6/6/3
a.m & p.m shift: 6 x 7.6 hours = 45.6
ND shift: 3 x 10 hours = 30

Nursing hours = am + pm + ND hours
(cover)
= 45.6 + 45.6 + 30
= 121.2 hours/day







Step 3 continued

Convert Nursing Hours/fn into the ward profile
where

a.m shift = 7.6 hours
p.m shift = 7.6 hours
night duty = 10 hours
PROFILE 5/5/3
a.m & p.m shift: 5 x 7.6 hours = 38
ND shift: 3 x 10 hours = 30

Nursing hours = am + pm + ND hours
(cover)
= 38 + 38 + 30
= 106 hours /day


Example of how the shift profile could be allocated to fit within Target Nursing Hours /fortnight.
SHIFT Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Total
Hrs
AM 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 5 5
PM 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
ND 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Target
1680
Hours
(cover)
128.8 128.8 128.8 121.2 121.2 106 106 128.8 128.8 128.8 121.2 121.2 106 106 1681.6
*NB: Not all shift profiles will be based on a standard 76 hour fortnight. Rosters may often include shorter shifts
ie 5 or 6 hours.


Step 4

Calculate the total nursing FTE cover
FTE = Nursing Hours / fn
76
(based on std fn 76 hours)

FTE = 1680hrs/fn
76
FTE = 22.10 FTE

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