Table 3 Model results for five pediatric wards.
From: Capacity management of nursing staff as a vehicle for organizational improvement
| Â | Â | Â | Weekdays | Weekend/holidays | No of nurses according to model (yearly FTE) | Actual number of nurses in 2005 (yearly FTE) | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward | Available beds | Â | Early | Evening | Night | Early | Evening | Night | Â | Â | Â |
Infants (0 years) | 19 | Number of beds | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22.6 | 26.7 | -4.1 |
| Â | Â | Nurse-patient ratios | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Nurses needed | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Â | Â | Â |
Children (1–9 years) | 24 | Number of beds | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 23.2 | 25.5 | -2.2 |
| Â | Â | Nurse-patient ratios | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 6.5 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Nurses needed | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Â | Â | Â |
Teenagers (10–17) years | 24 | Number of beds | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 2.1 |
| Â | Â | Nurse-patient ratios | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Nurses needed | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Â | Â | Â |
Oncolgy | 13–19 | Number of beds | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 26.4 | 26.9 | -0.5 |
| Â | Â | Nurse-patient ratios | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 5 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Nurses needed | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Â | Â | Â |
Surgery | 8 | Number of beds | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9.8 | 10.2 | -0.4 |
| Â | Â | Nurse-patient ratios | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Nurses needed | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Â | Â | Â |