Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 27, 2001
42 members have participated
michellelpn
19 Posts
What is the patient to nurse ratio where you work?
What shift do you work and what area of nursing are you employed in?
:) :) :) :) :) Michelle
KC CHICK
458 Posts
Sorry, couldn't vote.......
Where I work we take care of 1 patient, 1 case at a time... in the OR. The hours are Mon-Fri 0645-1515. Not a bad gig right out of school, huh? :)
fergus51
6,620 Posts
I just floated to a urology/vascular surg floor and the nurses have 8-10 pts with 2 LPNs. Is that the norm?
EXOTIC NURSE, RN
167 Posts
tiger
250 Posts
so fergus, are you saying three nurses for 8-10 pts.?
nilepoc
567 Posts
You left out any options for ICU nurses.
here it is 1 nurse, 2 patients.
Charge nurse gets no assignment.
debbyed
566 Posts
Sorry, I do ER so the answer could range from 1-7 depending what you happen to be doing at the moment.
Originally posted by tiger so fergus, are you saying three nurses for 8-10 pts.?
Well, it's one RN and one LPN (and their job description limits them from giving meds or doing a lot of treatments or assessments here) for 8-10 pts.
huckfinn
108 Posts
ROCK ON KC CHICK!
You must be an OR nurse like me. One patient, one case, one thought. I only worry about the patient I'm with and can only do one case at a time.
Our actual staff to pt. ratio is usually 3:1 or more.
NurseTami
60 Posts
I work MNs (7p-7a) on a med surg floor.
Ratio for my shift is 1:8-11 generally, sometimes we have an LPN to do meds and med sheets, sometimes we do not and the ratio has no bearing on whether we do or not and vice versa.
Day shift runs with 5-7
Afternoon runs with 6-8
misti_z
375 Posts
Renal floor
6:30p-7a
Floor policy is that one nurse (RN or LPN) cannot have more that 6 patients. So 18 patients we have to have at least 3 nurses, 24 patients at least 4 nurses. And we usually have 2 CNAs. Last night was wonderful--4 nurses, 15 patients--I only had 4 patients!!
:D :D
Zee_RN, BSN, RN
951 Posts
ICU --- 2:1 is goal; 3:1 quite common. Charge Nurse has no assignment (but has his/her hands full!).
12-hour shifts, rotating, 7A-7P or 7P-7A. Individuals can work steady nights but no one is permitted to work steady days.