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Nursing Hours per Patient Day

CBE ID
0205
1.4 Project
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Planned Maintenance Review
Patient Safety Spring 2025
1.3 Measure Description

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.

        • 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.

        • 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.

        • Exclusions

          Patient days from some non-reporting unit types, such as Emergency Department, peri-operative unit, and obstetrics, are excluded.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Endorsed Patient Safety Spring Cycle 2019
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
              • Risk Adjustment