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We don't have techs in Australia. The nurses do everything, though a ward helper does tea/coffee etc. I can have 6 or more patients. In team work with 2 nurses, anywhere from 10-15 patients or more, though they are usually all high care and heavy-going patients, especially in orthopaedics.
4-5:1 on days; 5-6:1 on nights. We usually have 3 techs on days (about 12 pts/ tech) and 3 on nights. Right now, we're short on techs, so some days we haven't gotten much help from them, but at the same time, 2 are currently orienting, so when they're on, we get 2 techs in one, so the extra hands are nice.
BettyBoop01
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What is your nurse patient ratio? With or without techs?