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Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care

 Ensure correct HPPD for best patient care

Determining and agreeing on how many hours per patient day (HPPD) it takes to care for your patient population is a challenging aspect of our work as nurse leaders. HPPD is not the total number of staff needed on the unit, but a measurement of the average number of hours needed to care for each patient on the unit. Unlike the unit census, this number takes into consideration several factors that drive the need for care hours. Let's look at the variables that make this comparison so difficult.

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