Date of Services: FY 2014
A well-staffed unit is not only defined by the number of caregivers included in the team, but by the carefully chosen members of each team depending upon the needs of each patient and the unit overall. |
Average Number of Patients Per Day: |
11.35
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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 |
7am-3pm |
8.00 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
7am-3pm |
8.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
Other |
7am-3pm |
8.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Evening Shift |
RN |
3pm-11pm |
8.00 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
3pm-11pm |
8.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
Other |
3pm-11pm |
8.00 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
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Night Shift |
RN |
11pm-7am |
8.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
11pm-7am |
8.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
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Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day) |
11.43 |
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Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day |
11.66 |
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% Difference |
2.01% |
Additional Care Team Members |
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Skills |
Shift Coverage |
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Day |
Evening |
Night |
Unit Nurse Management |
X
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X
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X
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Staff Educator |
X
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X
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Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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Unit Clerical Support |
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1:1 Patient Observer |
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Admissions Nurse |
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Patient Transport Team |
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IV Therapy Team / Line Access |
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Monitor Technician |
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Rapid Response Team |
X
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X
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X
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Respiratory Therapy Support |
X
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X
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X
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Nutritionist |
X
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Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) |
X
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Clinical Pharmacist |
X
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Licensed Social Services / Case Management |
X
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Spiritual Services |
X
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Hospitalist / NP / PA |
X
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X
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X
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Intensivist / Neonatologist |
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Nursing Student |
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Recreation / Milieu Therapist |
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Intern / Resident |
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Other |
X
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X
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X
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The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals. |
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Additional Unit Information: |
Upon thorough evaluation of the patients admitted to our ICU, we discovered that 90% were intercare patients. We also discovered that our newly hired hospitalists may not have had the comfort level they needed to manage the higher acuity critical care patients. With that in mind, we are caring for our intercare patients on med/surg/tele unit with a critical care RN assuming care with a reduced assignment based on the higher acuity and where the hospitalist is based for close observation. |
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Other Team Members: |
Our unlicensed personnel (patient care technicians) also serve as 1:1 observers, they are cross trained. Some of the above team members are not full time, so they are not available daily. Manager has 24 hour responsibility, however physically present most of day and evening shifts and covered by nursing supervisor after hours. We also have security 24 hours |
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There are many variables to consider in establishing safe, efficiently staffed hospital units. Patient care units differ based upon the types
of patients cared for on a given unit, and the way in which care is organized and delivered there. Education and experience levels of unit
staff, support from nurse educators and nurse managers also factor into unit staffing decisions, as does the unique characteristics and mission of each
hospital. It is also important to look at patient outcomes (including fall rates, pressure ulcer rates, and Hospital Compare measures related
to heart attack care, heart failure care, pneumonia care and surgical care) in the Performance Measures section of PatientCareLink.
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