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We provide Medical/Surgical services on the third floor of the Medical Center. Our third-floor unit has 33 beds.
A central monitor at the nurse's station tracks information
from each patient. Patients are monitored by the telemetry unit.
Patient populations: Our third-floor unit serves patients of all
ages including medical/surgical, cardiac, oncology,
orthopedics and end-of-life care. Our pediatric patients receive services
on the third floor.
Services/treatments offered: The services we
provide to our patients are determined by the reason
for their hospitalization. These services include helping
patients recover from surgeries so they can be discharged
home or transferred for further care, providing IV therapy
for patients requiring antibiotics and educating patients
and families regarding new onsets of illnesses, especially
stroke, diabetes and congestive heart failure. We also
observe patients while they are waiting on tests and
X-rays to provide a diagnosis of their illness.
Work environment: Team-focused approach to delivering
patient care. Close, trusting relationship among staff.
Skill mix: Our units are staffed by RNs and LPNs as well as student
nurses working as PCTs, who use that experience to learn patient care
while preparing for their nursing licenses. RNs assess all patients on
our three units and coordinate their plan of care. Nurses work as a team
with physicians, case managers, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians,
rehabilitation staff, respiratory therapists and radiology technologists
in providing care to each patient. Some of the nurses on our units are certified as
medical/surgical nurses. We encourage our nurses to continually further
their education. We encourage our nurses to be certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and chemotherapy administration.
Other information about the units: We treat our patients
like they are members of our own families and maintain open communication
with our patients' family members. As new technology, new services
and new drugs become available, we are constantly learning something
new. Our nurses are conscientious about the care they provide and
about making sure that patients and families are satisfied with
the care provided.
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