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Table 4 Validated additional activities and individual allowance standard for primary healthcare centre

From: Applying the workload indicators of staffing needs method in determining frontline health workforce staffing for primary level facilities in Rivers state Nigeria

Workload components

NURSES/MIDWIVES

CHO/CHEW

Number of staff performing the task

Actual Working Time

Number of staff performing the task

Actual working Time

Supervision of students

10

32 h/month

10

2 h/week

General administration

1

3 h /month

1

3 h/month

Monthly Report writing

1

1 h/month

1

1 h/month

Review meetings (LGA coordination meeting)

1

3 h/ month

1

2 h/month

Mentoring of subordinates

1

240 min/ month

1

240 min/month

LGA Technical Meetings

1

2 h/ month

1

2 h/month

PHC Management committee meeting/Facility Management Meeting

1

2 h/ month

1

2 h/month

Advocacy

1

360 min/ year

1

600 min/year

Bed Making

2

24 min /day

2

24 min/day

Sterilization of equipment

1

30 min/day

1

30 min/day