Name: ______________________________________

Sec: __________________

Problem: Find the number of nursing personnel needed for 100 patients in a secondary
hospital.

Step1 – Categorize the patients according to level of care needed

Percentage of Patient in Various Level of Care
Type of Minimal Care Moderate Care Intensive Care Highly
hospital Specialized
Care
Primary Hosp. 70 25 5
Secondary 65 30 5
Hosp.
Tertiary Hosp. 30 45 15 10
Special Tertiary 10 25 45 20
Hosp.
Solution:

Step2 – Find the number of nursing care house needed by the patients at each level of care per
day
Number of nursing care hours (NCH) needed per patient per day per level
Level of care No. of NCH needed per patient
Level1 – Minimal Care (Primary Hosp.) 1.5
Level2 – Moderate Care (Secondary Hosp.) 3
Level3 – Intensive Care (Tertiary Hosp.) 4.5
Level4 – Highly Specialized Care (Special 6
Tertiary Hosp.)
Solution:

Step3 – Find the total NCH needed by 100 patients per yr.
Solution:

Step4 – Find the actual working hrs rendered by each nursing personnel per yr.
Total no. of working days, non working days and working hrs of nursing personnel per
year
Rights & Privileges given to 40 hrs 48hrs.
each personnel
Days of vacation leave 15 15
Days of sick leave 15 15
Legal holidays 10 10
 Special holidays 2 2
Continuing Education 3 3
Off cuties RA5901 104 52

Total non working days/yr 149 91

Total working days/yr 213 268
Total working hrs/yr 1704 2144
Solution:

Step5 – Find the total number of nursing personnel needed

Solution: a.

b.

c.

Step6 – Categorize tp pro & non professional personnel

Ratio of Professional nurses of non professional nursing personnel in various level of
care
Level of care Ratio of Professional nurses of non
professional nursing personnel
Level1 – Minimal Care 55:45
Level2 – Moderate Care 50:40
Level3 – Intensive Care 65:35
Level4 – Highly Specialized Care 70:30 or 80:20
Solution:

Step7 – Distribute by shifts (AM – PM – N)

AM PM N
45% 37% 18%
Solution:
A.

B.