[lyraesullivan]

This has probably been a topic before but can you tell me how you calculate your staffing hours? do you include assistive personnell in that or is it just nursing hours?

[eborgelt]

We have set staffing every day which unfortunately does not change base on census. Weare a 19 bed hospital with an 8 bed fast track.

Techs:
1 from 7a-11a
2 from 11a-11p
1 from 11p-7a

Paramedic:
1 from 7a-7p for triage
1 from 7p-7a for triage

RNs:
6 from 7a-11a
8 from 11a-11p
6 from 11p-3a
5 from 3a-7a

Fast Track
2 RNs from 11a-11p (only hours they are open)

The RNs include the charge nurse, who only takes an assignment if we are short and includes the triage nurse.