Question

Metropolis Health System has an opening for an RN in its West campus. The West campus nursing staff is scheduled in eight-hour shifts seven days per week. Lydia and Jane suggest that they share this position. Lydia proposes to work eight hours a day for three days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), while Jane proposes to work eight hours a day for the other two days (Tuesday and Thursday).

This suggested schedule:


A. Fits with existing eight-hour nursing shift scheduling

B. Results in a 1.4 FTE factor

C. Both of the above

D. Neither of the above

Answer 1

The suggested schedule fits with the existing eight-hour nursing shift scheduling but does not result in a 1.4 FTE factor.

Step-by-step explanation:

The suggested schedule of Lydia working three days (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and Jane working two days (Tuesday and Thursday) does fit with the existing eight-hour nursing shift scheduling. This schedule allows for full coverage of the West campus facility while adhering to the eight-hour shift requirement.

However, this schedule does not result in a FTE factor of 1.4. The FTE or Full-Time Equivalent factor refers to the total number of working hours divided by the number of hours in a full-time position. In this case, each nurse works 8 hours a day, which adds up to a total of 40 hours per week, making the FTE factor for this schedule 1.0.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A: Fits with existing eight-hour nursing shift scheduling.

Answer 2

D. Neither of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

This neither fits with existing eight-hour nursing shift scheduling because existing scheduled shift requires eight-hour shifts seven days per week. They are working five days a week

This nor results in 1.4 FTE Factor.