Childrens Hospital Boston - 10S - Solid Organ Transplant and Short Stay

340 Hospital Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
10S - Solid Organ Transplant and Short Stay
Pediatrics Surgical - Transplant
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 19.2

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

 
    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
11.75
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 11.64
    % Difference - 0.94

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:
Nursing Director has 24 hours per day accountability.
Average 45 transplant patients per year
Nursing students intermittent depending on academic
schedule.
Some patients requiring mechanical breathing assistance
 

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