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PA 3-2 A community health system\'s nurse team.. A community health system\'s nu

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Question

PA 3-2 A community health system's nurse team.. A community health system's nurse team consists of 16 nurses working in the local community. It takes a nurse 1.5 hours to complete one patient visit (including travel times and breaks) Round "Utilization" to a whole percent, and "Cycle Time" to 1 decimal. What is the capacity of the nurse team over the course 96 per 9 hour work day d of a 9 hour work day? Assuming the demand for the nurses is 60 patients per day, what is the utilization of the nurse team? b. 63 percent Assuming the demand for the nurses is 60 patients per day, what is the cycle time? 154.2 minutes per patient C.

Explanation / Answer

The nurse team of 16 nurses can complete 16 patient visits in 1.5 hours

Therefore , number of patient visits the nurse team can complete in 9 hours = ( 16/1.5) x 9 = 96 patient visits

Utilization of the nurse team

= ( Demand per day / Capacity per day ) x 100

= ( 60/96) x 100

= 62.5% ( 63% rounded to next higher whole number )

Demand = 60 patients per day

Therefore, Cycle time = 540 minutes/ 60 patients = 9 minutes / patient

c)Cycle time = 9 minutes/ patient

  1. Capacity of the nurse team over the course of a 9 hour work day = 96 patients