Nursing ratios

[MBJ_nurse]

Hello, I work in and extremely busy ER in southern California. We see over 400 patients a day. We have a section in the ER that functions as an urgent care. This area is usually staffed with 1-2 nurses and we get up to 25 patients sometimes. I'm looking for information (laws) that pertain to

-the ratios for urgent care areas

-what deems an urgent care an urgent care (we are located in the main area where acute care patients are, and as far as I can see, we are still to maintain the 1-4 ratio).

I cannot find to much under title 22 and am hoping someone can help point in the right direction.

Thanks

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

Perhaps you should go ask in the Cali forum? You guys have laws out there for ratios...