Cambridge Health Alliance - The Cambridge Hospital - 4W

128 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
4W
Adult Med / Surg Combined - Cardiac
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 23.9

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
7.17
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 10.20
    % Difference 42.26
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator x    
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x  
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x x  
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern/Resident x x x
Off Shift Managers/Nursing Supervisors   x x
The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals.
Individual hospitals added the types of caregivers shown in these boxes.
Additional Unit Information:
RNs - most 12 hour shifts;12 Baylor shifts on weekends
IV therapy 12 hours per day
Nurse manager has 24 hour responsibility.
Nursing education provided by centralized department, and
is not unit-based.
Rapid response team in development
Clinical pharmacist available for consultation 24 hours per
day.
Spiritual services on call 24 hours per day.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
education requires additional staffing.
Budgeted staffing based on average acuity and work
assignment.
Shifts in acuity and workload influence staffing.
Clinical leader takes patient assignments.
 

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