Cambridge Health Alliance - The Cambridge Hospital - TCH ICU

128 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
TCH ICU
Adult Critical Care - Med / Surg
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 4.8

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 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 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
                   

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
16.57
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 16.27
    % Difference - 1.81

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      
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x 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 x    
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern/Resident x x x
Off Shift Manager/Nursing Supervisor   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:
Nurse manager responsible for ICU and Step-Down Units.
Unit clerk can do clinical and clerical.
Minimally staffed area - budgeted staffing based on average
acuity/work assignment. Shifts in acuity and workload
influence staffing.
RN works 12 hour shifts
IV therapy 12 hours per day
Clinical leader with 6-12 hours administrative time per week
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.
Increased staffing required for precepting, orientation and
competency best practice education.
 

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