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Divides the patient census by the target ratio to give the nurses needed per shift, rounding up because a fraction of a nurse cannot be rostered.
Staffing requirement
Nurses per shift = ceiling(patients / target patients per nurse); nurse shifts per day = nurses per shift x shifts per day
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
No. Supervisory, education and break relief posts are added on top of the direct care requirement.
An uplift, commonly 20 to 25%, converts rostered posts into the funded establishment.