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Table 3 Staffing Characteristics by Unit (N = 55)

From: The associations between staffing hours and quality of care indicators in long-term care

 

Mean (SD)

Care hours per resident per day

 Registered nurse (RN)

0.15 (0.04)

 RN agency staff

0.0032 (0.0055)

 Licensed/Registered practical nurse (L/RPN)

0.44 (0.09)

 L/RPN agency staff

0.0051 (0.0080)

 Nursing assistant (NA)

1.95 (0.24)

 NA agency staff

0.0046 (0.0076)

 Total

2.55 (0.26)

Late 10+ minutes to shift

 RN (%)

1.7 (1.2)

 L/RPN (%)

1.7 (1.3)

 NA (%)

1.6 (0.9)

Stayed 30+ minutes past shift end

 RN (%)

27.9 (16.7)

 L/RPN (%)

16.2 (8.7)

 NA (%)

2.2 (1.3)

Nursing assistant

 Proportion serving 7+ years in the current LTC (%)

46.3 (16.4)

 Full-time (%)

36.7 (7.7)