Table 2.
Staff.
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HDUs (N = 4) | ICUs (N = 4) | |
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Units with available specialists and allied health professionals | ||
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Social work n (%) | 1 (25%) | 0 |
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Radiology results interpreted by radiologist n (%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) |
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Security n (%) | 2 (50%) | 3 (75%) |
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Spiritual support n (%) | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) |
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Dietician n (%) | 3 (75%) | 3 (75%) |
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Respiratory therapist n (%) | 1 (25%) | 4 (100%) |
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Physical therapy n (%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) |
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Clinical engineering n (%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) |
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Staff pool | ||
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Non-rotating nurses median (range) | 5.0 (4 to 10) | 13.5 (4 to 21) |
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Rotating nurses median (range) | 1.5 (0 to 5) | 1.0 (0 to 3) |
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Non-rotating advanced practice providers* median (range) | 0.5 (0 to 1) | 6.0 (1 to 10) |
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Rotating advanced practice providers median (range) | 3.5 (0 to 6) | 0 (0 to 0) |
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Non-rotating doctors without specialty training median (range) | 0 (0 to 1) | 0 (0 to 3) |
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Rotating doctors without specialty training median (range) | 2.0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 3) |
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Non-rotating physicians specializing in critical care median (range) | 0 (0 to 0) | 1.0 (0 to 2) |
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Rotating physicians specializing in critical care median (range) | 0 (0 to 0) | 0 (0 to 0) |
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Non-rotating physicians with other specialization median (range) | 0 (0 to 0) | 0 (0 to 0) |
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Rotating physicians with other specialization median (range) | 0 (0 to 3) | 0 (0 to 3) |
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Coverage | ||
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Units with nurses available 24 hours/day n (%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) |
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Units with providers physically present in unit 24 hours/day n (%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) |
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Number of beds per nurse during the daytime median (range) | 2.5 (1.0 to 4.0) | 1.6 (0.8 to 2.7) |
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Number of beds per nurse overnight median (range) | 3.0 (2. 0 to 4.0) | 2.3 (1.0 to 4.0) |
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Agreement with reported staffing numbers for nurses and number of nurses working at time of visit n (%) | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) |
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Non-rotating: dedicated staff working only in the critical care unit.
* Advanced practice providers include clinical officers and anesthetists.