NSC-13.1 (RN hours per patient day) – The number of productive hours worked by RNs with direct patient care responsibilities per patient day for each in-patient unit in a calendar month.
NSC-13.2 (Total nursing care hours per patient day) – The number of productive hours worked by nursing staff (RN, LPN/LVN, and UAP) with direct patient care responsibilities per patient day for each in-patient unit in a calendar month.
Measure focus is structure of care quality in acute care hospital units.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Total number of productive hours worked by nursing staff with direct patient care responsibilities for each hospital in-patient unit during the calendar month.
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1.15 Denominator
Denominator is the total number of patient days for each in-patient unit during the calendar month. Patient days must be from the same unit in which nursing care hours are reported.
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Exclusions
Patient days from some non-reporting unit types, such as Emergency Department, peri-operative unit, and obstetrics, are excluded.
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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