Ward 25
Ward 25 is a 20- bed designated as a Chronic Ventilation unit that provides care to adult patients with a variety of general medical needs and mechanical ventilated dependent patients. We provide care to patients aged 14 and older with various illnesses and comorbidities.
Patient Population: Adult; Mixed Gender
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours / 7 Days per week
Number of Bed: 22 Beds
Occupancy Rate: 100%
Staff Categories:
- Nurse Manager.
- Clinical Resource Nurse.
- Registered Nurses.
- Patient Educator.
- Patient Care Technician.
Primary Diagnosis
- General Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Patients with Multi-organ system failure – Geriatrics, CVA, DVT, Chronic Mechanical Ventilated Patients.
- Congestive Heart Failure.
- Pneumonia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Sickle Cell Anemia.
- Patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.
- Stroke.
- Hypoxic encephalopathy.
- ARDS.
- COPD.
Primary Procedures
- Tracheostomy Care.
- Suctioning.
- I.V. Infusions including Cannulation.
- Oxygen Therapy.
- Chest Tube Management.
- Nasogastric and PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Care.
- Urinary Catheterization.
- Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
- Pleural Tapping.
- Insertion of CVP Lines, Administration of Blood and Blood Products.
- Chronic Mechanical Ventilation.
- BIPP Pap Machine.
- Phlebotomy.
- Patient and Family Education.
Model of Nursing Care
- Total Patient Care utilizing a partnership model.
Ward 20
Unit name
Ward 20
Patient population
Adult Male
Hours of operation
24 Hours / 7days per week
Number of beds
22
Occupancy Rate
98%
Staff categories
- Registered Nurse
- Patient Educator
- Unit Assistant
- Patient Care Technician
- Patient Escort
Primary patient diagnoses
- All general medical conditions including : CVA; Hypertension; Diabetes Mellitus;DVT; COPD; Bronchial Asthma; Pneumonia; Pleural Effusion; Congestive heart failure; Renal failure; UTI
- Patients with multi-system problems associated with old age.
- Isolation - MRSA
Procedures
- Care of totally bedridden patients
- Tracheostomy care, suctioning; oxygen administration.
- Naso gastric tube insertion and care;
- Peg tube care
- Medication administration
- I.V canula insertion and I.V Therapy administration
- Blood sugar monitoring.
- Administration of Blood products.
- Wound and decubitous ulcer care.
- Assisting with physician procedures – lumbar puncture, chest tube insertion; bone marrow biopsy; central lines.
- Observation of patient pre/post surgery
- angiographies, CT scan; MRI
Nursing care Delivery system
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model
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