South Shore Hospital - SICU

280 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
SICU
Adult Critical Care - Surgical
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 7.3

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
14.15
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 16.27
    % Difference 14.98
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator      
Clinical Nurse Specialist x    
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer      
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team 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 x  
Clinical Pharmacist x x  
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x x  
Spiritual Services x    
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist x x x
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern / Resident      
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:
Primarily surgical intensive care patient population.
Designated receiving site for trauma patients.
Staff accompany patients out of unit for diagnostic exams
(radiology).
Multiple modes of invasive and noninvasive monitoring used.
Designated trauma level; very high acuity.
 

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