Childrens Hospital Boston - 8S - CICU

340 Hospital Licensed Beds
Tertiary - Academic Medical Center
8S - CICU
Pediatrics Critical Care - Cardiothoracic
Date of Services Reported: FY 2006   Average Number of Patients Per Day: 19.7

      Number of Staff
Direct Caregivers Scheduled Hours Shift Length Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
  Day Shift
RN 7am-3pm 8.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.0 15.0
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 7am-3pm 8.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0  
                   
 
  Evening Shift
RN 3pm-11pm 8.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 15.5 14.5
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel 3pm-11pm 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
                   
 
  Night Shift
RN 11pm-7am 8.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 15.0 14.0
                   

    Plan / Budgeted Direct WHPPD
(Worked Hours Per Patient Day)
20.29
    Actual Worked Hours Per Patient Day 21.88
    % Difference 7.84
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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 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      
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:
Center of Excellence for acute critical care of infants/
children with congenital/acquired heart disease
Approximately 1,100 admissions per year
12 Ventilator patients per day - this includes patients who
require heart/lung machine
1,100 Cardiac Surgical Procedures per year
Nursing Director has 24 hours per day accountability.
Nursing students intermittent depending on academic
schedule.
 

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