How many rns lvns and nas by category are on the

1. How many RNs, LVNs, and NAs, by category , are on the staff of 3 West? ( Round FTEs
the nearest tenth .) Compute totals for each column.
to
2. Compute the annual salary budget for 3 West.
Compute totals for appropriate columns.
Positions FTEs Salary Hours
Salary
Subtotals
Amount
of
Benefits
Total
MANAGE
R
1.0 $78,000 XXXX $78,000 $27,300 $105300
RN 30 $36 2080 $2,246, 400 $786240 $3032640
LVN 4 $22 2080 $183040 $64064 $247104
NA 6 $12.50 2080 $156000 $54600 $210600
Sec 2.5 $11 2080 $57200 $20020 $77220
Totals 43.5 XXXXX XXXXXX $2720640 $952224 $3672864
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N4455 Nursing Leadership and Management
3. Your hospital unit, 3 West, is a 60-bed general medical-surgical unit. Over the past year, the ADC
(Ave. Daily Census) was 55 patients.
Use the following data on 3 West during the last year to perform these calculations and answer
these questions.
A. Complete this table to calculate the actual average hours of care required per patient day
(HPPD) for the patients in 3 West.
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B. Remember that your established personnel budget for 3 West assumes a HPPD of 6.2. If your
calculated HPPD is different, explain the significance of the variance. ( If your calculated HPPD
is different than 6.2, you must write more than, “We need more/less nurses.” )
What is the Significance of the variance? If you believe you need more staff, what will be your
rationale for making this requires? If you have too much staff, what would your proposal be for
bringing your staffing into a better balance?