Date of Services Budgeted: FY 2015
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: |
0.44
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Number of
Staff |
| Direct Caregivers |
Scheduled Hours |
Shift Length |
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Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
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Day Shift |
| RN |
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 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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Night Shift |
| RN |
11pm-7am |
8.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
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| 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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| Staff Educator |
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| Clinical Nurse Specialist |
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| Unit Clerical Support |
X
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X
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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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| 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 |
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| Hospitalist / NP / PA |
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 |
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 The list of caregivers in these boxes were provided to all hospitals. |
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| Additional Unit Information: |
| There are many variables to consider in establishing safe,efficiently staffed patient care 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. Education and experience levels of staff, support from nurse educators and nure managers also facotr into unit staffing decisons as does the unique chartacteristics and mission of each hospital. It is also imprtant to look at patient outcomes, including fall rates, pressure ulser rates and Hosptial Compare measures related to heart attack care, heart failure care, pneumonia care and surgical care. |
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| Other Team Members: |
| Martha's Vineyard Hosptial is a critical access hspital, the ICU has a variable patient census, when the department is closed the nursing staff are placed on call or floated to another department as needed. The staffing pattern is based on a 1-2 patient to RN ration but is adjusted based on acuity and census. Respiratory Therapy is in house during the day shift and on-call during the evening and night shifts. Martha's Vineyard Hospital has a hospitalist program in place. a mid-level provider is on call during the night shift and on duty early morning through early afternoon, a physician is on duty duringt he day shift into the evening shift. Admissions after 11 pm are handled by the Emergency Room physician. Pharmacists are in house during the day shift Monday through Friday and half days on weekends, a remote pharmcaciy service provides profiling and resources for off-shift 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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