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Post RN What is expected patient case load per yr
Author: jmost
Date: Jul 30, 2008 4:42 pm
Our hospital completed a palliative care pilot in oncology and critical care lasting one and a half yrs. Now for three and a half yrs we have offered a housewide program (242-bed acute care community hospital). In 2007 total consults were 182. YTD08 is 148. I am a 20 hr 4 days per wk RN. My facility is considering increasing the position to full time. In an attempt to make the case for the FTE can you tell me what is the average case load for 1 RN FTE (per wk or per year). We do not have a dedicated social worker or chaplain. My role includes data mgmt.,all consults, education, community ourtreach, coord Schwartz Center Rounds and admin.
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+ Re:RN What is expected patient case load per yr (by Marie on 08/04/2008)
At this time we have a full time RN that manages 101 patients and 3 staff that assist on occasion (as an addnl. duty as assigned), and a volunteer 4 hours per week. We have hired a chaplain but she hasn't started yet. We are based in an outpatient setting, but visit patients hospitalized in our system almost daily. Our program consists of mainly support and case management. We are discussing possibly expanding but feel like we have saturated our current resources. Any information you could give me regarding staffing/case loads would be appreciated. Thank you.

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