MetroWest Medical Center - Framingham Campus - CVU

Acute Care
CVU
Adult Step-Down - Cardiac
Date of Services Reported: FY 2009   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 5.42

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00    
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
11.36
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 16.30
    % Difference 43.44%
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management X X X
Staff Educator      
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support X    
1:1 Patient Observer      
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team X X  
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team X X X
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      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern / Resident X X X
Other      
The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals.
Additional Unit Information:
Nursing care is organized to support team work and to meet a philosophy of demonstration of caring behaviors to our patients. Low nursing turnover and minimal agency usage promote consistency and continuity in care delivery. Our nursing staff members also participate in the Division of Nursing's Shared Governance structure. The CVU is a fully monitored Cardio/Vascular Unit treating pre and post cardiac catheterization, cardiac angioplasty, EP studies, ablations, Pace makers, ICDs and endovascular diagnostic procedures.
 
 
Other Team Members:
This unit cares for pre and post procedural patients and their volume is not included in the number of patient days. As such there are additional personnel on this unit to manage these patients, separate from the inpatients.
 

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