Tufts - New England Medical Center - NICU

299 Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
NICU
Neonate Level III / IV Critical Care
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 28.0

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3:30pm 8.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm - 11:30pm 8.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
RN 7pm - 11:30pm 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm - 7:30am 8.0 16.0 15.0 16.0 15.0 16.0 15.0 15.0
RN 11pm - 3am 4.0   1.0   1.0   1.0 1.0
                   

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
13.45
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 13.09
    % Difference - 2.68

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 x
1:1 Patient Observer      
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x x
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x 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  
Intensivist / Neonatologist x x x
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern / Resident x x x
Ostomy Nurse 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:
NOTE: Budget Direct WHPPD 13.50
Ostomy nurse acts as a skin care consultant, general
wound care and is available to all units.
Staffing is based on patient acuity factors including
sedation/analgesia, and high admissions or discharges.
Additional staff are added to meet acuity and volume
fluctuations.
Assists with Critical Care Intant Transport
Assists with Delivery Room Resuscitation
 

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