Are your Nurse to patient ratios changing

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Please let us know how your nurse to patient ratios have changed or are changing? What impact have these changes had on patient care and your attitude about the job?

Specializes in Home Health.

I work an Ortho/Medical floor. We usually have a 1:6 or 7 ratio. We only have float secretaries at night so we get to share with half of the hospital. We average 2 admits per night. We only staff 1 PCT for nights, and we only get to keep them if we have 18 + pts on our 20 bed unit. If we have 15-16 pts, we sometimes get a PCT for half of a shift. Overall, it isn't that bad(especially when compared to what others have mentioned).

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Specializes in Neuroscience/Neuro-surgery/Med-Surgical/.
Magnet here.

Don't get me started.

Magnet too.....

Lots of committees....just to have them.....to meet certain qualifications....for status....

doesn't make a difference!:angryfire

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Specializes in ER/ICU, CCL, EP.

Yes, we lost a bunch of staff and now I am getting 3 patients about 30% of the time in MICU. I am about to express my opinion with my feet.

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