CCU/ICU what are your pt:nurse ratios?

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hey guys,

Just wondering what the ratios are for you guys out there? and along with that if you are a big trauma center or a small comm. hospital?

here are some of where i work/worked at:

Palisades Medical Center = 2:1 average 3:1 occasional

Mountainside Hospital = 3:1 AVERAGE REGARDLESS OF ACUITY!! ouch!

St. Barnabas Medical Ctr.= 2:1 avg, 3:1 occasional, 1:1 rare

there you have it, and yes mountainside hospital has went downhill in terms of staffing ratios and not because they dont have enough staff to put on but rather I guess for the new company who acquired it to save some money I guess. anywho, lets here it.

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

In the UK it tends to be 1:1 for ICU patients, there is a thread in the MICU/SICU forums here

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We're a decent sized hospital with several ICU's, but not a trauma center. Our ratios are 2:1 for a normal assignment... Nightshift sometimes gets the short end of the stick if they're short with 3:1, but it's not that common. If we have a pt on a balloon pump or Prisma CVVH, then it's 1:1

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