Nursing staffing plan. Using a 14 day pay period, Assumptions. Each Registered nurse will work for 8 hours per shift for five shifts a week = 80 hours per pay period. This is equal to 1 FTE. Each LPN will work for 8 hours per shift, for 3 shifts a week = 48 hours per pay period = 0.6 FTE. Each NA will work for 12 hours per shift for 2 shifts a week. This equals to 48 hours per pay period = 0. Therefore, the ratio of RN: LPN: NA = 5: 3:2. For 6000 patient days projected, the average daily consensus (ADC) is equal to 6000/365 = 16.4. the bench march HPPD is set at 8.8 and this gives us a total FTE of 25.4. The budgetary allocations for each job group are calculated by multiplying the total FTE with the percentage value of each component of the RN: LPN: NA ratio. This implies that Registered Nurses, RN, will have a portion of 50% * 25.4 = 12.7 FTE. This figure multiplied by RNs average salary of $50, 000, we get, 50000 *12.7 = $635,000. The LPNs on the other hand will get 30% *25.4 = 7.62FTE. 7.62 * $ 30,000 (average salary) = $228,600. The NA will get 20% * 25.4 = 5.08. 5.08* $15,000 = $76.200. The sum total =$635, 000 + $228,600 + $76,200 = $939, 800. To account for wasted time (20%), we multiply the total budget $936, 800 *1.2 = 1,127,760. This is the total money needed. 

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