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Nursing Staffing Standards and Metrics by Teal Otter is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses staffing in nursing. It defines staffing and its purpose to provide an acceptable number of nursing personnel to meet patient demand. Factors affecting staffing include hospital philosophy, patient characteristics, staff availability, policies, and standards of care. Full-time equivalent (FTE) is used to measure staff work commitment based on paid hours. Nursing hours per patient day (NHPPD) is calculated using number of staff, shifts, and patients to determine adequate staffing leve

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Teal Otter

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EN