Staffing/Patient Ratios in your ED

[Collins030505]

I was curious what everyone's nurse to patient ratio is in the ED. Explain a little about your ED as well. I'll try to add a poll for those who just want to answer and not expand on their answer.

I work in a metropolitan downtown ED, level 4 trauma. There are two level 1 trauma EDs nearby and 7 other level 4 trauma EDs within 20 minutes of us. Anyway we have 30 beds and have a 1:3 ratio in the trauma/code beds and a 1:4 in all other beds. So if you're working in rooms 1-6 you get 3 high acuity patients all at the same time. Or essentially you could have three codes going on at the same time. I think the assignments at this ED are unsafe, but this is the only ED I've worked at, so I keep my mouth shut. I'm curious though, what other EDs have to work with.

[GleeGum, BSN, RN]

1:10 in acute

up to 6 in critical care.

level I trauma teaching.

burnt out on nursing. sad about it and don't know what to do next.