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PA3-2 A community health system\'s nurse team.. A community health system\'s nur

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Question

PA3-2 A community health system's nurse team.. A community health system's nurse team consists of 12 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 of a 12 hour work day? a. 96 per 12 hour work day Assming the demand for the nurses is 80 patients per to. 83 percent minutes per patient day, what is the cycle time?

Explanation / Answer

Total minutes available per day = 12 nurses * 12 hours work day * 60

= 8640 minutes

Total demand = 80 patients per day

Cycle Time = 8640 / 80

= 108 minutes per patient