Mean and range of units' average daily staffing levels, skill mix and SNCT estimated staffing requirements
Hospital | Total hours per patient day | Skill mix (% registered nurses) | Estimated staffing requirement | ||||||
Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | Mean | Min | Max | |
A | 7 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 51 | 42 | 70 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
B | 6.8 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 56 | 39 | 79 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 |
C | 10.5 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 75 | 70 | 78 | 7 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
D | 6.5 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 49 | 40 | 63 | 7 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
All | 7.3 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 56 | 39 | 79 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
SNCT, Safer Nursing Care Tool.