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1. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks for your reply "blueatheartRN". Good information, very helpful.

2. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Med-Surg

   Dear Kentucky, That sounds unusually unfair and unsafe. I have contacted many other step-down units across the country and yours is the worst so far. Everyone of them has techs and secretaries with ratios between 2:1 and 4:1. You need to get some h...

3. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks for your reply. We have noted our compliants with management but to no avail...

4. surgical step-down staff ratios?

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the reply. the techs can be very help with pt ADL's and emptying foley's and getting temps. we don't have them now but we are trying to get that sort help.

5. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Med-Surg

   we do and it makes us crazy to run and answer a phone when we are in the middle to speaking to a pt or their family.

6. surgical step-down staff ratios?

   SSDUPOK posted a topic in General Nursing

   What is the consensus on ratios for surgical step-down units? Currently we have 3:1 and sometimes 4:1 without any ancillary help (CNA, techs, or secretary) only RN's. Patients are on tele with multiple drains and various types of pain meds. We use co...

7. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK replied to SSDUPOK's topic in Med-Surg

   we have borrowed secretary at times but we generally have 3:1 without any ancillary help. Is this normal or are we average?

8. surgical step-down unit staffing ratios??

   SSDUPOK posted a topic in Med-Surg

   i'm looking for feedback on staffing rn ratios for surgical step-down units. we currently have 3:1 without pt care techs and we "borrow" a secretary from our meg-surg "sister" unit to help enter new orders but sometimes we are on our own without any ...