Massachusetts General Hospital - Cardiac Surgical Unit

902 Hospital Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
Cardiac Surgical Unit
Adult Surgical - Cardiothoracic
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 27.6

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 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 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 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)
9.74
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 9.89
    % Difference 1.54

Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x    
Staff Educator x    
Clinical Nurse Specialist x    
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x x
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x x x
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team x x x
Respiratory Therapy Support x x x
Nutritionist x    
Rehab Activities (OT, PT, Speech) x x x
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x x x
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x  
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist      
Intern / Resident     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:
1:1 Patient Observers used based on patient need
 

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