virgil2915

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1. Short-staffed

   virgil2915 replied to wisegirl07's topic in Med-Surg

   Oh, lets see. Having 75% of the ICU staff, 200% nursing supervisors, 100% respiratory therapist and two attending physicians (CRITICAL CARE AND ED) tied up with a 24 year old with fulminant liver failure bleed out, with 25% of the ICU staff (1 nurse...

2. How short-staffed is short staffed?????

   virgil2915 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Safety

   I work in an ICU, facility has established a 2 patient to 1 nurse staffing level (target & minimum) with a 20% stipend if minimum is missed. Levels were established to avoid situations such as you describe. Management STILL staffs to minimum, t...