I have not worked med/surg in over 5 years. What is the current nurse to patient ratio for most hospitals? And do you have a nurse tech in these ratios? As a new grad, I was very overwhelmed with 6 patients. I was at a small hospital which so the variety of patient diagnosis could be quite different. Also, sometimes we would have an intermediate care patient thrown in to the mix but still have 6 patients. Looking back I wonder if that was really a big load or was it overwhelming just because I was a new grad?