Lowell General Hospital - Pediatrics

186 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
Pediatrics
Pediatrics Med / Surg Combined
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 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 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
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
                   

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
10.54
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 10.23
    % Difference - 2.94

Additional Care Team Members
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Skills Shift Coverage
  Day Evening Night
Unit Nurse Management x x x
Staff Educator      
Clinical Nurse Specialist x    
Unit Clerical Support x    
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x x  
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 x x  
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x x  
Spiritual Services x    
Hospitalist / NP / PA      
Intensivist / Neonatologist x x x
Nursing Student x x  
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:
Surgical Day Care patients not counted in above volume
Med-Surg overflow adult patients during high volume times
Monitored beds
Outpatient IV therapy.
Nursing Director 24 hours per day accountability
The Clinical Manager provides 50% or more of their time in
direct care and is included as a direct caregiver.
 

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