Cambridge Health Alliance - Whidden Memorial Hospital - WH ICU

123 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
WH ICU
Adult Critical Care - Med / Surg
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 7.0

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
                   
 
  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)
13.68
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 15.99
    % Difference 16.89
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Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator x    
Clinical Nurse Specialist      
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x  
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x    
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team      
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x    
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x    
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern/Resident      
Off Shift Manager/Nursing Supervisor   x x
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 provides both clerical and
clinical support
RN 12 hours shifts
Nursing education provided by centralized department, and
is not unit-based.
Rapid response team in development
Clinical pharmacist available for consultation 24 hours per
day.
Spiritual services part-time days and on call 24 hours per
day.
Precepting, orientation and competency best practice
education require increased staffing.
Nurse manager has 24 hour responsibility for ICU & Lewis 1
Staffing based on average acuity and workload - but shifts
in acuity and workload influence staffing.
 

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