How many patients you guys take on your duty?

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How many patients your guys take care of ?

I just want to know :) please tell me your country too!

In korea, one nurse takes care of 13 patients in ward

USA

Cardiac ICU, 25 beds

1 patient if unstable or fresh out of OR. 2 if stable, transferring out of the ICU

2 nurses to 1 patient if very unstable, crashing

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Specializes in Med-surg, telemetry, oncology.

It depends.

Short term rehab unit - anywhere from 6-15 patients

LTC skilled nursing - 15-18 residents

Assisted living - 24-27 residents

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

USA

At our hospital:

Med/Surg - ratio is supposed to be 4:1, but typically is 5:1 or 6:1

Stepdown - ratio is supposed to be 3:1, but typically 4:1 or 5:1

ICU - ratio is always 2:1, sometimes 1:1 if very critical

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

16 to 28 but I work psych

hppy

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In the U.S., used to work newborn nursery and we could take up to 8 well babies (in their mom's rooms, but lots of stuff to do!), but 3-6 was more typical (though you often got an admission as the night went on and babies didn't want to wait for day shift! ;)

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USA

ED 4:1 or 6:1. With 6:1 we should have a tech, but it doesn't always happen.

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
USA

Inpatient Adult Psych Unit

5-6 patients, 2-3 if passing meds that shift.

I'm transferring to your hospital!

USA - inpatient psych -

average, 8-9 patients if two nurses on the unit as the scheduling grid dictates...up to 20 if they only have one nurse available (we're hiring but currently short-staffed)... We say the staff ratio is 1 to every 4-5, but that includes the techs, and as awesome as they are, they can't do the meds or daily nursing assessments and flowsheets.

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USA

6-10 patients or 3-5 couplets. I work post-partum

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Specializes in ICU.

USA California ICU 2 patients to 1 RN, 1:1 or 1:2.

Places like texas 3patients:1rn

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Canada (it depends on the province)

Province: BC

Med-Surg 4-5. (most hospitals have LPN and RN take 10 patients together)

ICU - smaller hospital 2-3, bigger hospital 1-2.

Most places only have one care aid or nursing assistants on the floor of 20-40 patients.

Long term care: the place I was at had one nurse take care of 25-28 patients. For evenings and nights one nurse took care of 53 patients with one care aid/tech/nursing assistant at night.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

USA, California to be precise.

By California state law, I can't have more than 6 psychiatric patients in my care. It's not often I have 6 though. I usually have 4 or 5. I had one night not too long ago where I had only 2 patients. I didn't know what to do with myself.

Now, when I wasn't living in California but was still in the US, I have been the sole nurse for up to 16 psych patients.

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USA

Acute Inpatient Psych, Night shift. Usually 12-17

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