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Staffing Matrix Description
It is important to adjust the number of employees in accordance with fluctuations in the facility's patient population. Cutting back on worker hours can save money without compromising patient care. Fewer patients can be seen, but the hospital's resources can be better used elsewhere, such as in administration, billing, scheduling, paperwork, and housekeeping. More personnel are needed to care for patients when hospital volumes are high. My staffing matrix was developed using techniques from the field of financial management, including an analysis of the hospital's current staffing levels, an investigation into the most effective use of available resources, and an analysis of the institution's financial goals. By examining the hospital's current staffing levels and deciding where the money was best spent, I was able to help the institution reach its financial goals despite its limited budget. In a medical-surgical facility, my staffing matrix considers a wide range of ages from newborns to the elderly (Cooke et al., 2022).
Guests can choose from one of the unit's 30 available beds. Patients with a wide range of medical and surgical needs, such as those with neurology, spinal surgery care, gynecology, endocrinology, oncology, stroke care, general surgery, gastroenterology, pulmonology, orthopedic, vascular, and cardiac conditions, are treated in general medical and surgical facilities. Among the many primary care services offered are those for acute illnesses, intravenous infusion therapy, telemetry monitoring, wound care, pre- and post-operative care, palliative care, medication administration, and parenteral nutrition. Health Unit Coordinator, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and other nursing personnel are on hand to offer care to patients and manage daily activities in the unit. To meet the requirements of the staffing grid, a minimum of one registered nurse and one additional nursing professionals must be present for every patient (HPPD) (Hasanpoor & Haghgoshayie., 2021). Patient falls, medication errors, pressure ulcers, missed nursing care, pain evaluation, reassessment, restraint use, and staff injuries are all examples of quality metrics.
Staffing needs were estimated by figuring out how many full-time employees would be needed to fulfill the workload. A typical NHPPD would have a bed capacity of 30, be open seven days a week, and see 95% occupancy. The need for 120 nursing hours per day was calculated by taking the ADO of 30 and multiplying it by the NHPPD of 6.0 hours. The total weekly nursing hours were then determined by multiplying the daily nursing hours required by 7. This resulted in a total weekly nursing time commitment of 840 hours. We then increased that result by 52 weeks to reach an annual average of 43,680 nursing hours. The FTE was then calculated as follows:
Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) = yearly Nursing Hours ÷ (38 hrs./week. x 52 weeks/year.) = 43,680 ÷ (38x52) = 22.1 Full Time Equivalents. The unit profile would be:
Morning duty = 6 workers x 8 hrs = 48.0 labor hrs/day
Evening duty = 5 workers x 8 hrs = 40.0 labor hrs/day
Night duty = 3 workers x 10 hrs = 30.0 labor hrs/day
Total = 118 labor hrs/day, equivalent to 118x7 days = 826 hours per week.
A budget was developed, contingency plans were made, personnel needs were assessed and projected, funds were allocated for training and communication with employees was kept open, and research was conducted on emerging health care trends.
Staffing Adjustments
A patient census is taken at the start of each shift to determine how many patients will need attention. Patient volume must be considered while determining an employee's needed work schedule. If you have a large number of patients, you might want to consider increasing the number of staff members on duty. In order to better serve patients at lower population densities, it may be necessary to shorten shifts or reduce the number of hours worked per day. If there is a decline in the patient population, it may be necessary to shorten shifts or lower the number of hours worked per day. This method of personnel adjustment, known as "patient rationing," is useful for handling sudden spikes in patient volume (Littleton & Stanford., 2021). Effective staff management can be achieved through the use of patient rationing as part of a bigger plan. Guidelines for hospital staffing can help decide how many people to hire. Adequate staffing is crucial for delivering high-quality care while keeping costs down. The most current census is just one of many factors considered when making staffing selections. As the number of patients that need care fluctuates, so too may the required number of staff members. Increases in patient volume may necessitate longer shi