LJerm

Ok thank you for the information.

Thank you! How many beds does your unit have? We have 13 high level beds and 14 lower level beds.

What did your hospital use to determine the level of care? Are they using some type if guideline? Also are all of the beds in your unit verified to handle level 5 babies?

Yes but I'm not finding anything. Did you see a particular article?

What source do you use to come up with that criteria/

I'm asking how does the hospital decide if a neonate is a critical infant (level 9) in my hospital and typically the nurse only cares for 2 level 9 babies or a step down (grower feeder) infant (level 7) in my hospital and typically a 3-4 pt assignment. It also relates to what the hospital can charge for the care. Only certain bed spaces are verified to be level 9 in my hospital. There is suppose to be some rating scale to determine the acuity the infant is based on what he needs: Picc line, vented, isolate...would be a level 9.

What criterion does a hospital use to determine the acuity level of a nicu patient?