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Picard Warner PCS
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Fine Tunes PCS system to predict demand for nursing expertise several days in advance. AKA: Demand Management
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FTE Definition
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Full-Time Equivalent
40 hrs/wk/52 wks / 2,080 hrs per year |
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Average Daily Census Formula
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Total Patient Days (from daily census) /365=
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Staffing Model used in patient care areas without defined patterns of patient care needs.
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Block Staffing Model
(Labor & Delivery. ER) |
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Centralized Internal Float Pool
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Most efficient staffing type. All direct care staff are available for placement anywhere in the institution.
Cons: Hard to match skills with staff available at the time. |
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Decentralized Internal Float Pool
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Staff member works for only one nurse manager or on only one unit as a float.
CCUs, ORs, L&Ds use this type |
