Employees | Day | Evening | Night | Total |
Nursing supervisor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Technician | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
RN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
LPN | 1 | 1 | ||
Aide | 1 | 1 | ||
Clerical | 1 | 1 | ||
Total employees | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
Employees | Day | Evening | Night | Total hours |
Nursing Supervisor | 112 | 56 | 56 | 224 |
Technician | 112 | 112 | 56 | 280 |
RN | 168 | 112 | 56 | 336 |
LPN | 56 | 56 | ||
Aide | 56 | 56 | ||
Clerical | 56 | 56 | ||
Total hours | 1008 |
Employees | Day | Evening | Night | Total FTEs |
Nursing Supervisor | 112 | 56 | 56 |
224/7 = 32 |
Technician | 112 | 112 | 56 |
280/7 = 40 |
RN | 168 | 112 | 56 |
336/7 = 48 |
LPN | 56 |
56/7 = 8 |
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Aide | 56 |
56/7 = 8 |
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Clerical | 56 |
56/7 = 8 |
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Total FTE | 144 |
Assignment Exercise 10-2: FTEs to Fill a Position Metropolis Health System (MHS) uses a basic work...
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The purpose of this work is to educate the professional nurse
about the responsibility that a nursing administrator has with the
shifts and rotations of the month. In addition, it offers the
nursing student the opportunity to analyze the importance of these
shifts, which seek to assign the number of nursing personnel
necessary for the Assigned Unit.
Instructions: Complete the shift table following the
instructions below. Remember that you can be creative using 8-hour
shifts, per diem, etc. You can...
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