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. 2023 Aug 3;89(1):51. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4053

Table 2.

Staff.


HDUs (N = 4) ICUs (N = 4)

Units with available specialists and allied health professionals

Social work n (%) 1 (25%) 0

Radiology results interpreted by radiologist n (%) 1 (25%) 2 (50%)

Security n (%) 2 (50%) 3 (75%)

Spiritual support n (%) 1 (25%) 1 (25%)

Dietician n (%) 3 (75%) 3 (75%)

Respiratory therapist n (%) 1 (25%) 4 (100%)

Physical therapy n (%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%)

Clinical engineering n (%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%)

Staff pool

Non-rotating nurses median (range) 5.0 (4 to 10) 13.5 (4 to 21)

Rotating nurses median (range) 1.5 (0 to 5) 1.0 (0 to 3)

Non-rotating advanced practice providers* median (range) 0.5 (0 to 1) 6.0 (1 to 10)

Rotating advanced practice providers median (range) 3.5 (0 to 6) 0 (0 to 0)

Non-rotating doctors without specialty training median (range) 0 (0 to 1) 0 (0 to 3)

Rotating doctors without specialty training median (range) 2.0 (0 to 3) 0 (0 to 3)

Non-rotating physicians specializing in critical care median (range) 0 (0 to 0) 1.0 (0 to 2)

Rotating physicians specializing in critical care median (range) 0 (0 to 0) 0 (0 to 0)

Non-rotating physicians with other specialization median (range) 0 (0 to 0) 0 (0 to 0)

Rotating physicians with other specialization median (range) 0 (0 to 3) 0 (0 to 3)

Coverage

Units with nurses available 24 hours/day n (%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%)

Units with providers physically present in unit 24 hours/day n (%) 4 (100%) 4 (100%)

Number of beds per nurse during the daytime median (range) 2.5 (1.0 to 4.0) 1.6 (0.8 to 2.7)

Number of beds per nurse overnight median (range) 3.0 (2. 0 to 4.0) 2.3 (1.0 to 4.0)

Agreement with reported staffing numbers for nurses and number of nurses working at time of visit n (%) 3 (75%) 1 (25%)

Non-rotating: dedicated staff working only in the critical care unit.

* Advanced practice providers include clinical officers and anesthetists.