Merrimack Valley Hospital - ICU

120 Hospital Licensed Beds
Acute Community - Non-Teaching
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-3:30pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3:30pm 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11:30pm 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7:30am 8.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
13.11
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 15.33
    % Difference 16.93
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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    
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team x    
IV Therapy Team / Line Access      
Monitor Technician      
Rapid Response Team x x x
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 x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x  
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
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:
Staff required to accompany patient to off unit testing,
transport, assist with process. RNs also accompany their
patients to all testing.
Hospitalist are in house 12 hours a day and on call for 12.
Students are available as per their clinical rotations.
ICU nurses also provide back up for special testing.
1:1 Patient Observers are on an as needed basis.
Students are available as per their clinical rotations.
Spiritual services available on call.
Staffing is always adjusted to acuity as well as census.
 

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