ICU

Acute Care
ICU
Adult Critical Care - Medical / Surgical Combined
Variance Info
Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 17.55
Current Posted Planned Worked Hours Per Patient Day 15.38
Variance 2.17
% Variance from Budget 14.11%
 
Reason For +/- 5% Variance From Budget
No explanation required  
Fluctuating day to day census X
Lower daily census than planned  
Higher daily census than planned X
Higher patient care needs than planned X
Lower patient care needs than planned  
Staff vacancies  
Adjusted for patient care needs X
Minimum fixed staffing requirements X
Care delivery model changes  
Increased 1:1 staffing requirements X
Closure of unit  
Not admitting to beds due to staffing  
Increased census to telemetry patients  
Plan based on high needs in critical care  
Increased staff hours to facilitate admissions and discharges  
Change in patient mix  
 
Other Reasons for +/- 5% Variance
Staff covers all Code 99 and Rapid Responses throughout the house. ICU recovers selected Post-operative patients and selected Cardiac Cath patients. Patients for new services such as Bariatric Surgery required ICU. Implementation and training for the new electronic nursing documentation required extra staffing.
 
Additional Comments