| | Caring, patient-centered, quality care—delivered by a unit-based health care team—for patients with various acute medical diagnoses. |
Patient Population | - Adult
- Diagnoses include: congestive heart failure, pneumonia, asthma, cellulitis, GI- and cancer-related problems, new onset diabetes, hematologic disorders
- Admissions from the emergency department, outside hospitals and referring Hopkins clinics
- Average length of stay: 3 to 5 days
| | Number of Beds | | | Nurse/Patient Ratio | - Day/Evening: 1:4
- Night: 1:5-6
| | Rotation/Shifts | - Self-scheduling; 6-week schedules of 70 percent day shifts, 30 percent night shifts, every third weekend
| | Skill Mix | - 85 percent RN; 15 percent clinical associate
- RN composite: 6 percent ADN; 94 percent BSN
- Required competencies: BLS, ACLS preferred; telemetry
| | Orientation | | | Apply Now |
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