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Treating Diseases
Preventing Infections
Nursing Care
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| Mercy Hospital: All Measures for Nursing Availability & Experience on Medical and Surgical Units |
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| Measure | Description |
Current Time Period |
Hospital Percent or Rate
for Current Time
Period |
Percent or Rate for
Similar Hospitals
in Current Time Period |
Preceding Time Period |
Hospital Percent or Rate
for Preceding Time Period |
Percent or Rate for
Similar Hospitals in
Preceding Time Period |
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| NSSC – 1 |
Percent of registered nurse (RN) care hours to total nursing care hours. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
85.0 |
72.1 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
80.8 |
70.1 |
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| NSSC – 2 |
Percent of license vocational nurse/license practical nurse (LVN/LPN) care hours to total nursing care hours. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
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| NSSC – 3 |
Percent of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) care hours to total nursing care hours. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
15.0 |
27.0 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
19.2 |
28.3 |
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| NSSC – 4 |
Percent of contract care hours (RN, LVN/LPN, and UAP) to total nursing care hours. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
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| NSSC – 5 |
Number of RN care hours per patient day. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
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| NSSC – 6 |
Number of total nursing care hours (RN, LVN/LPN, and UAP, employed and under contract) per patient day. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
7.9 |
9.4 |
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| NSSC – 7a |
Rate of voluntary uncontrolled separations for RNs and advanced practice nurses (APN) during the quarter relative to the number employed at beginning of quarter. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| NSSC – 7b |
Rate of voluntary uncontrolled separations during the quarter for LVN/LPN and nurse assistants/aides (NA) relative to the number employed at beginning of quarter. |
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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