Author Question: You recently hired a new staff nurse to work from 12 Noon until 8 P.M., 4 days per week. This new ... (Read 38 times)

jparksx · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

You recently hired a new staff nurse to work from 12 Noon until 8 P.M., 4 days per week. This new staff nurse would add how many additional FTEs to your unit?

a. 0.8 FTEs c. 1.6 FTEs
b. 0.9 FTEs d. 2.5 FTEs

Question 2

Your unit is staffed by 4 nurses who work 12-hour shifts, 6 nurses who work 8-hour shifts, and 6 nurses who work 5-hour shifts. How many FTEs do these nurses represent?

a. 11 FTEs c. 14.5 FTEs
b. 12.6 FTEs d. 16 FTEs

whitcassie · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
A staff nurse who works from 12 Noon until 8 P.M is working an 8-hour shift. Since the nurse only
works 4 days per week, the nurse would work a total of 32 hours each week. A full-time nurse works
40 hours a week, which is equal to 1 FTE. The percentage of time worked by the new nurse is 40
divided by 32, which equals 0.8 . The nurse would add 0.8 FTEs to your unit.

Answer to Question 2

B
The total FTEs for a nurse on the unit would be 12.6 . It is computed as follows:
4 nurses 0.9FTEs = 3.6 FTEs
6 nurses 1.0 FTEs = 6 FTEs
6 nurses 0.5FTEs = 3.0 FTEs
Total = 3.6 + 6 + 3 = 12.6 FTEs