Each unit in a hospital has their staffing plans outlined in pages
such as these. When you click on a unit age, you will see
at the top: The Name of the Hospital, how many licensed beds it
has, what type of hospital it is (Acute Community; Specialty, Etc.),
and the type of unit you are viewing (ICU, Oncology, etc.).
Please remember: Each patient is unique
and his or her conditions may change from hour-to-hour, shift-to-shift,
thereby requiring changes to the staffing plans outlined on this
site. Also, remember: the following are staffing plans. Massachusetts
hospitals are committed to filing their actual plans beginning next
year and to explain what actions were taken if there is a significant
variation from the plan (+/-5%).
Hospital Name
200 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Teaching
(Hospital Type)
B3
(Unit
Name)
Adult Medical - Oncology
(Unit Type)
This Blue Box containing the words “Average Number of Patients Per
Day” tells you how many patients are, on average, on the unit floor
per day.
Date of Services Budgeted FY 2006 |
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Average
Number of Patients Per Day: |
17.9 |
Look below this Direct Caregivers Box. Registered
Nurses (RNs) are listed with Other Caregivers. Scroll to
the right. You’ll
see that at this hospital unit the day shift runs from 7 a.m. to
3 p.m., and that a shift for an RN is eight (8.0) hours. Then
look at each day of the week (Monday through Sunday) to see how
many RNs and other personnel are staffing the unit. In this case,
it’s four (4.0) RNs and two (2.0) Other caregiver.
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Number of
Staff |
Direct Caregivers |
Scheduled Hours |
Shift
Length |
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
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Day Shift |
RN / LPN |
7am-3pm |
8.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
7am-3pm |
8.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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You can see the staffing levels for the Evening Shift
and Night Shift too. |
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Evening
Shift |
RN / LPN |
3pm-11pm |
8.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
3pm-11pm |
8.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
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Night
Shift |
RN / LPN |
11pm-7am |
8.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
11pm-7am |
8.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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The number in the box to the right tells you the unit’s
Worked Hours Per Patient Day (WHPPD) – i.e. the number of
hours of direct care a patient can expect to receive from an RN,
along with LPNs and nursing assistants in a twenty-four hour period. Worked
hours per patient day is a measure that is nationally recognized
and part of the National Quality Forum’s Nurse Sensitive
Measure Set.
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Plan
/ Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day) |
7.11 |
In the box below are Additional Team Members
that are available on the Day, Evening, and Night Shifts (depending
if the box next to their title has an “x” in it).
To learn more about these caregivers do, visit
this Who’s Who
page.
Additional Care Team Members |
Click
here for Care Team Member definitions |
Skills |
Shift Coverage |
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Day |
Evening |
Night |
Unit
Nurse Management |
x |
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Staff Educator |
x |
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Clinical Nurse Specialist |
x |
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Unit Clerical Support |
x |
x |
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1:1 Patient Observer |
x |
x |
x |
Admissions Nurse |
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Patient Transport Team |
x |
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IV Therapy Team / Line Access |
x |
x |
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Monitor Technician |
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Rapid Response Team |
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Respiratory Therapy Support |
x |
x |
x |
Nutritionist |
x |
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Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) |
x |
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Clinical Pharmacist |
x |
x |
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Licensed Social Services / Case Management |
x |
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Spiritual Services |
x |
x |
x |
Hospitalist / NP / PA |
x |
x |
x |
Intensivist / Neonatologist |
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Nursing Student |
x |
x |
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Recreation / Milieu Therapist |
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Intern / Resident |
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The
list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all
hospitals. |
Individual
hospitals added the types of caregivers shown in these
boxes. |
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Additional
Unit Information: |
This tells
you more information about the unit. |
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