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| Average Daily Census (ADC) |
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| Average number of patients cared for per day for a reporting period. |
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| Average Length of Stay (ALOS) |
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| The number of patient days in a specific time period divided by the number of discharges in that same period. |
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| An organizational unit for which costs can be identified and managed. |
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| The amount of time spent in providing care to patients. |
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- A patient classification system that incorporates specific elements or critical indicators and rate patients on each of these elements.
- Each indicator is assigned a weight or numerical value.
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| Full-time equivalent roles that do not fluctuate based on pateint care demands. |
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| The process of making decisions about the future based on multiple sources of data. |
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| Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) |
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| Employees who work fulltime, 40 hours per week (or 80 hours per 2-week pay period), 2080 hours per year. |
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| The amount of time spent in activities that support the care of patients, but do not involve direct provision of care. |
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| Labor Cost per Unit of Service |
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| A comparison of budgeted salary costs per budgeted volume of service with actual salary costs per actual volume of service. |
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| The expectation that staff will work beyond the hours assigned, often accompanied by a real or perceived threat. |
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| Benefit time such as vacation or sick time. |
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| Typically, a system of classification to evaluate nursing care. |
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| The actual data elements collected that relate to nursing-sensitive outcomes. |
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| The ratio of required staff hours to actual provided staff hours. |
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| Time in excess of the standard amount per day; often based on an 8-, 10- or 12-hour shift. |
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| The result of patient goals that are achieved through a combination of medical and nursing interventions with patient participation. |
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| The patient census divided by the number of beds on the unit. |
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| Time an employee actually works. |
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| Prototype Evaluation System |
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| System for classifying in broad categories. |
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| Is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and days of the week. |
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- Involves planning for hiring and deploying qualified human resources to meet the needs of a group of patients.
- Is a primary responsibility of the Nurse Manager.
- Is about patient safety and positive healthcare outcomes and experiences.
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| The conceptual approach of accomplishing the work to be done on a given unit. |
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| Licensing regulations required by the state department of health, usually related to the minimum number of professional nurses on a unit at a given time. |
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| A measure of the work being produced by the organization, such as patient days, patient or home visits, or procedures. |
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| Those full-time equivalent positions that depend on the demand for care, typically staff positions. |
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| A report defining the difference between the actual and projected staffing or budgeting. |
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| The amount of work distributed to a person or unit for a given time period. |
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| AHRQ Nurse Staffing Model |
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- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) conceptual frmework illustrating the complex relationships between nurse staffing and the quality of patient care.
- Considers the impact of patient and hospital factors, nurse staffing, nurse characteristics, nurse outcomes, medical care, and organizational factors on patient outcomes.
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| Hours Per Patient Day required to provide the necessary care for patients on the unit. |
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