pnorcross

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1. Now I understand why there is a nursing shortage

   pnorcross replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

   What you are experincing is not the norm everywhere. I ave worked at three different hospitals on Med/Surg units and never was assigned more than 5 patients. Also had a charge nurse with no patients, one aide for every 7-10 patients and a unit secret...

2. Charge Nurse

   pnorcross replied to Tally46's topic in Med-Surg

   My facility changed the role of the charge nurse. It called the position clinical coordinator but the function is ,more like that of an assistant nure manager. I am responsible for the day to day operations of the unit. I have communicators with no p...

3. nurse-patient ratio

   pnorcross replied to NANCPER's topic in Med-Surg

   I am the clinical coordinator (charge nurse with more papaerwork) for a 30 bed medical/resp unit.Day ratios are 1:5 or 1:4 for RN with covering 3 LPN patients. Nights are 1:6 or 1:5 for RN with covering 4 LPN patients. LPN's 1:6 with RN covering....