common nurse-patient ratio's in NJ

Apr 05, 2008 01:44 PM

by fawnsternurse

I recently spoke with a recruiter in this area and was told that 12 patients to one nurse was a common ratio in the Northern NJ area. IS this true?
If so this is awful!
And they wonder why the nursing shortage!

**SteveRN21** · Apr 05, 2008, 11:25 PM

Re: common nurse-patient ratio's in NJ

It depends what unit you are on. The tele floor I worked on had a 7:1 ratio, and the ICU had a 1-3:1 ratio. Even the floors rarely had more than 8:1.

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common nurse-patient ratio's in NJ

common nurse-patient ratio's in NJ

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