what is considered high acuity?

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Hi everyone, just wanted to know what patient acuity number is typically considered "high acuity". Thanks!!!

Specializes in tele, oncology.

At my hospital, the docs have a special Magic 8 ball they use to determine initial placement, and upgrade them to tele/step-down/ICU based on how many calls they receive from the admitting nurse in the first four hours.

On the floor we have no acuity rating system. We used to, and they promised us for three years they would staff according to it, then it just disappeared. Totally unexpected, huh?

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At my hospital, the docs have a special Magic 8 ball they use to determine initial placement, and upgrade them to tele/step-down/ICU based on how many calls they receive from the admitting nurse in the first four hours.

On the floor we have no acuity rating system. We used to, and they promised us for three years they would staff according to it, then it just disappeared. Totally unexpected, huh?

I literally laughed out loud when I read this! Reminds me of some of our ICU nurses who refuse to accept pts that they determine are too "unstable" for ICU, or try to tell us what tests to run and meds to give before they will take the pt.

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