Childrens Hospital Boston - 7N - Neonatal ICU

340 Hospital Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
7N - Neonatal ICU
Neonate Level III / IV Neonatal Critical Care
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 19.5

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0
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-7pm 4.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-7pm 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
RN 7pm-11pm 4.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7pm-11pm 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
20.13
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 17.68
    % Difference - 12.17
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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 x  
Clinical Nurse Specialist x x x
Unit Clerical Support x x x
1:1 Patient Observer      
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team      
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    
Clinical Pharmacist x x x
Licensed Social Services / Case Management x x x
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA x x x
Intensivist / Neonatologist x x x
Nursing Student      
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern / Resident x x x
Biomedical Technician x 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:
Patient population treated includes many complex surgical
newborns. 700 admissions year, with average of
nine ventilator patients per day.
Nursing Director has 24 hours per day accountability.
Nursing students intermittent depending on academic
schedule.
 

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