| | Intensive care for patients with complex and multi-system medical illnesses |
Patient Population | - Adult
- Diagnoses include cardiopulmonary arrest, hepatic failure, respiratory diseases, sepsis, renal failure, severe gastrointestinal bleeding, multisystem organ failure and drug overdose
- Average length of stay: 3 to 5 days
| | Number of Beds | | | Nurse/Patient Ratio | - 1:2 (can do several 1:1 assignments)
| | Rotation/Shifts | - Self-scheduling
- 12-hour shifts
- Rotation to night shift 35 to 40 percent
- Permanent night shift available
| | Skill Mix | - 95 percent RN; 5 percent techs
- RN composite: 14 percent AD/diploma; 78 percent BSN; 8 percent MSN
- Learned competencies: Swan Ganz catheters, ICP monitoring, Blakemore tubes, CVVH
| | Orientation | - Individually planned by clinical nurse specialists, nurse manager and preceptor
- 10 to 12 weeks for experienced nurses
- New Grads: SPRING program
- Includes clinical and classroom time
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