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
- 17
Nurse/Patient Ratio
- Day/Evening: 1:4
- Night: 1:5-6
Rotation/Shifts
- Self-scheduling; 6-week schedules of 50 percent day shifts, 50 percent night shifts, every third weekend
Skill Mix
- 85 percent RN; 15 percent clinical associate
- RN composite: 95% BSN; 5% ADN
- Required competencies: BLS, ACLS preferred; telemetry
Orientation
- 9-week orientation with RN preceptor
- New Grads: SPRING program
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