>Math has never been my strong suite, I thought I'd see if someone could give me the right way to figure this out.
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>For a given shift, I have to check to see if there are enough people assigned based off a state mandated ratio of patient to staff. So for this example the ratio is 4:1. One staff member for each 4 patients.
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>Example:
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>1. I know how many patients are scheduled: 19
>2. I know how many staff members are scheduled: 3
>3) and I know the ratio is 4:1
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>So do I divide the staff members by the number of patients?:
> 3 / 19 = 0.15
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>This seems like the right way, but how do I compare the result 0.15 to my ratio and determine if it meets or exceeds the desired ratio?
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>Thanks
>Kirk
Think about this. One staff member for every 4 patients. Your results show .15 or less than 2 staff members. You know that if there were 8 patients, you would need 2 staff members.
Look up ratios online.
If the ratio is 4:1 then:
should be equal to:
Example:
1/4 = x/8
1*8 = 4x
8 = 4x
x = 2
so:
1/4 = x/19
1*19 = 4*x
19= 4x
x = 4.75
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