MountainmistRN

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1. Current Psych hospital staffing

   MountainmistRN replied to MountainmistRN's topic in Safety

   What state are you working in? Like I said the last time I saw a low patient to nurse was in WY and that was two years ago. I also know that there is not much of a demand for travel RNs for psych. Had to change my area in order to travel where I w...

2. Current Psych hospital staffing

   MountainmistRN replied to MountainmistRN's topic in Safety

   Sounds like the psych inpatient is no better than the med/surg setting. The only reason I saw 2 RN and 3 MHTs in WY is the maximum patients was 16. Sure that this has changed now. This was back in June of 2006.

3. Current Psych hospital staffing

   MountainmistRN posted a topic in Safety

   I have looked at many of the postings and was interested to learn what the current staffing is for behavioral health or psych inpatient setting. I have seen a couple of years back that the staffing ratio to patient was changing. Did a travel assign...