Childrens Hospital Boston - 10NW - Surgical / Orthopedic

340 Hospital Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
10NW - Surgical / Orthopedic
Pediatrics Surgical
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 30.8

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 10.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 10.0 9.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 11pm-7am 8.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
8.89
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 9.44
    % Difference 6.19
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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 x    
Unit Clerical Support x x  
1:1 Patient Observer x x x
Admissions Nurse      
Patient Transport Team      
IV Therapy Team / Line Access x x 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 x x
Spiritual Services x x x
Hospitalist / NP / PA      
Intensivist / Neonatologist      
Nursing Student x    
Recreation / Milieu Therapist x    
Intern / Resident 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:
8-16 post-operative patients per day
20 transfers from the ICU per month
23 Tonsillectomy patients with sleep apnea per month
16 Spinal Fusion patients per month
Nursing Director has 24 hours per day accountability.
Nursing students intermittent depending on academic
schedule.
 

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