Edit Census

Access: User assigned the Census Change permission. This permission is assigned by default to the following roles: Charge RN, Scheduler, and higher.

Editing census is entering or changing the numbers for Staff To (the potential Census expected) and Actual Census (the actual occupancy of the unit). The numbers entered here are used when calculating the Percent Difference between Scheduled and Target staff in the Daily Roster.

Note: Your Manager/Director will review with you the guidelines for Editing the Census for your Unit.

Census Data Fields on Daily Roster - Compressed View

To edit census for a selected shift:

In the main navigation bar, click Daily Roster > Daily Roster Filter.
Enter filter criteria to display the daily roster for the desired departments, dates, and times of day.
Click Save.
On the Daily Roster screen, click Edit Census. The Forecast and Volume Level for the displayed dates and times displays. This information is not editable.
Enter the current patient census for the summary period in the Actual field. If your facility has the census interface, this will automatically populate.
The Staff To section allows a department to enter an anticipated census based on expected admissions or discharges.
Enter any necessary Notes to explain staffing variations, such as 1:1 patients or sitters.
Click Save.

The Daily Roster page opens, showing the departments you selected as filter criteria as well as the census, scheduled staff numbers, and information regarding staff scheduled for Productive and Other Productive shifts.

The Target numbers on the Daily Roster reflect the required staffing for the Target census only if the Actual census is entered. If the Actual census is not entered, then the Target numbers on the Daily Roster reflect the staffing required for the Target census.

Daily Roster: Census Data Compressed View (employee names cropped from image)

Daily Roster: Census Data Expanded View (employee names cropped from image)

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