hospital subacute unit

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Jul 30, 2011

I worked in a freestanding subacute hospital-- basically the patients were too sick for nursing homes, but essentially stable- had a lot of dialysis patients (complicated medical history- not 'just' dialysis), DEEP decubs, complicated CVAs, etc. They got rehab, but were too complicated for any SNF. Ventilators were another category. :) I liked it. A lot of patients got somewhat better, and a few went home. Others..... RIP.

imintrouble, BSN, RN · Jul 30, 2011

I worked on a subacute unit in the hospital. Pts were eligible for our unit after a 3 day hospitalization. You can imagine that after only three days in the hospital they were still acutely ill. But because they were transferred to sub acute, they magically became less time consuming. Our ratio was usually 10-1, because of course they were no longer acutely ill.

I liked it for the most part. I just didn't like the staffing games that went on.

Ms.RN · Jul 31, 2011

Do patients in sub-acute unit needs the same care as med-surg patients lke IVP meds, TPN, blood transfusion, and all kinds of tests or do they just need more rehab? Here is my concern. I have never worked in the hospital setting and I've been reently hired to work in the sub-acute unit in the hosptial. The patient to nurse ratio is 8:1. I had 2 weeks of orientation in the med-surg unit and I feel like I am not ready to be on my own and I'm suppose to be by myself starting next week. I've worked at the sub-acute facility at the nursing home setting but not at the hospital setting and I have a feeling that hosptial and nursing home sub-acute setting is going to be differnt and that's why I:m concerned about being on my own next week. I appreciate any advices. Thanks

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Jul 31, 2011

They can need both. :)