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https://www.amsn.org/practice-resources/care-term-reference/staffing/question-what-suggested-nursepatient-ratio-andIn general, med-surg units staff with a 1 RN to 4-6 patients day shift, and 1:6-10 night shif
It was a 1:6 ratio for days & nights for Med Surg where I work, & I'm located in the Southeast.
Where I work, they try to keep it to 5:1 on days on the M/S floors. I think nights they might have 6:1 sometimes. That can vary depending on the time of year, but not by much. There is an effort to keep those ratios most of the time. I live in the Southeast.
10:1 would be a very, very bad thing where I work...for everyone involved.
kgirl1872
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I was just wondering what your patient to nurse ratios are...especially if you work in the southeast? Our hospital adm is looking at making 10:1 at night.