How many nurses?

[StL_Momma27]

I am just curious to see at night, how many nurses are on your floor? How many during the day? Are you ever the only nurse on the whole floor?

[StL_Momma27]

One nurse at night on the floor, 30 patients, Long term care.

Wow! 30 patients and only 1 nurse? That is kinda crazy!

[RNperdiem, RN]

For a 16 bed ICU we have 11 nurses. One nurse is charge nurse who does not take an assignment.

We are assisted by 2 secretaries on day shift, 1 at night.

Either a stock clerk or CNA during the day, sometimes 2.

ICU transport nurses are usually available days and nights to take our patients on road trips to CT scan and elsewhere.

I consider staffing excellent here.

[SaraO'Hara]

23-bed subacute rehab, 12-hour shifts for nurses, 8 hour shifts for CNAs:

Day shift (AM and PM for CNAs): 2 nurses, 2 CNAs, plus management staff.

Night shift: 1 nurse, 2 CNAs.

Nights was 1 nurse, 1 CNA until the hue and cry convinced management this was a lousy idea.

[jorjaRN]

I work on a telemetry/PCU combined floor, and we do staffing together. Usually at night, we have 5 RNs on tele, 2-3 for PCU, no aides, one clerk for both sides. During the day, I think they have 6 RNs on tele, 3 on PCU, 3 aides and a clerk for both sides. Of course, this all depends on the census, but they wouldn't ever leave an RN alone on the floor-if for no other reason because we have too many drips and stuff that need to be double checked/co-signed.

[sassy_cassie]

At both of my jobs, if census is low enough we only have one nurse on the floor. Both jobs also have house supervisors to come to the unit if needed.

[ZippyGBR, BSN, RN]

For a 16 bed ICU we have 11 nurses. One nurse is charge nurse who does not take an assignment.

We are assisted by 2 secretaries on day shift, 1 at night.

Either a stock clerk or CNA during the day, sometimes 2.

ICU transport nurses are usually available days and nights to take our patients on road trips to CT scan and elsewhere.

I consider staffing excellent here.

a 16 bed ICU should have 16 or 17 nurses - assuming the beds are are level3 critical care beds , or has the issue of the different naming of Critical care beds and levels raised it's head again and some of the beds are level 2 ?

[RNperdiem, RN]

Zippy, in Critical care in my hospital, we take either 1 really sick patient or 2 more stable patients.

This is possible because there is a respiratory therapist who handles all the ventilator needs. RT will do trach care, extubate, change vent settings and take the transport vent on trips.

I worked with some nurses for the UK and it sounds like the nurses there manage all the vent/respiratory needs.

[XB9S, BSN, MSN, EdD, RN, APN]

Zippy, in Critical care in my hospital, we take either 1 really sick patient or 2 more stable patients.

This is possible because there is a respiratory therapist who handles all the ventilator needs. RT will do trach care, extubate, change vent settings and take the transport vent on trips.

I worked with some nurses for the UK and it sounds like the nurses there manage all the vent/respiratory needs.

We don't have RTs in the UK so yes the nurse does the respiratory stuff but our ITUs are usually 1:1 with a nurse in charge supernumerary and a support nurse.

[Leelee2]

Medicare unit, LTC, one nurse 17-22 patients. No unit secretary or unit manager on the floor PM's.