- Three clinical units staffed by one cross-trained staff
- Multidisciplinary, acute assessment, evaluation, education, treatment and milieu management for inpatient general adult psychiatry (Meyer 3)
- Nursing-led, crisis-intervention inpatient program for substance-abusing adults, Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU)
- Evaluation, assessment, treatment and disposition of adults presenting to the psychiatric emergency department
Patient Population
- Adults ages 17 to 18 and up
- Diagnoses include schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, adjustment disorder, substance abuse disorders, depressive disorders
- Average length of stay: 6 days Meyer 3; 3 days ITU
Number of Beds
- 19 day/22 night adult general psychiatry
- 8 day/5 night substance abuse
- 7 emergency department
Nurse/Patient Ratio
- 1:4-5 (Meyer 3)
- 1:2-3 (ITU)
- 1:33.7 (ED)
Rotation/Shifts
- 8, 10 and 12 hours
- Flexible, self-schedule
Skill Mix
- 90 percent RN
Orientation
- 8 weeks
- New Grads: SPRING program


