Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Center - Special Care Unit

41 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
Special Care Unit
Adult & Pediatrics Critical Care - Med / Surg
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 2.9

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
19.18
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 20.73
    % Difference 8.08
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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      
Unit Clerical Support      
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team      
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist      
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services      
Hospitalist / NP / PA      
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
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:
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel is also responsible for the
ward secretary duties.
On-call time when census is low
Take overflow of patients from Med/Surg Unit when census
is high
Perform cardioversions / TransEsophageal Echocardiogram
Unit is post anesthesia recovery at night and weekends
1:1 patient observers on occasion
Surgical Day Care Overnights (OP surgical patient's
that remain overnight)
Typically have one to two days with higher acuity
Staffing adjustments made due to increased acuity and/or
census fluctuations
 

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