Medical Intensive Care - MICU (Zayed 10 East)

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
• Census: 85 to 95 percent occupied beds
• Fast-paced, High acuity unit
• Recipient of AACN Beacon Award
  

Number of Beds

• 24

Nurse/Patient Ratio

• 1:2 (can do several 1:1 assignments)

Rotation/Shifts

• Self-scheduling
• 12-hour shifts
• Rotation to night shift  up to 50 percent
• Depending on unit scheduling needs, permanent shift options may become available

Skill Mix

• 95 percent RN; 5 percent techs
• RN composite: 14 percent AD/diploma; 78 percent BSN; 8 percent MSN
• CCRN certification supported and strongly encouraged
• Learned competencies: Swan Ganz catheters, ICP monitoring, Blakemore tubes, CVVH, HFOV

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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