How many pt.s do YOU have today?

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So I'm wondering. Are there any laws concerning pt./nurse ratio's?

I think most hospitals use the guidelines from the Board of Nursing.....but is there more to it? Just wondering.....and thanks.

Specializes in Med/Surge.

The last day that I worked I had 8 patients, 7a-7p, 3 were total care NH patients, one that was totally incontinent of B&B. Thank goodness I have only 5 days left at this facility. I begin at a new hospital Nov. 28th where the maximum pt load is 5 both day and night.

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The last shift I worked on a mother/baby/peds floor I started with 3; 1 ped, 2 babies, sent ped and 1 baby home and picked up 1 baby. If I just have babies I may have 8, if I have peds then the max is 4 although I've had 5 with 3 admits all at the same time! (Luckily I'm still in training so it was me and my preceptor).

Jessica

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Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.
Night shift is staffed the same as day.

That's the way it should be!:idea: :yelclap:

Tonight, none, it's my night off. Two nights ago, on my own floor, ortho/neuro/surgical, I had 6. Last night, I floated to telemetry and had 4 plus 2 lpn cover patients. Usually on that floor we have 5 or 6 primaries. Days usually has 3-4 primaries plus 2-3 covers and 2nd shift is pretty close to that.

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106..........no joke.

I work in a residential rehab for adolescents. I pass meds 5 days a week to roughly 25 girls and 30 boys. The rest are okay. Unless someone sneaks drugs in the house and the whole facility starts spinning, including staff.

Am I overworked? :lol

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Specializes in Transplant, homecare, hospice.
sometimes i had an aide to help me. and if i was really lucky, the aide didn't spend the entire shift sleeping in the break room.

yup, i had 15 heme/onc/bmt patients by myself -- each on 3 or 4 iv antibiotics and getting either ampho b or transfused (or both). the bmt patients were in full isolation -- gown, shoe covers, gloves, mask, hair covers and a 60 second hand wash each time you entered their room.

oh yes -- we were expected to fetch drinks and snacks for the many visitors who stayed overnight as well.

after barely a year in that job, i transferred to micu.

ruby (still not willing to fetch for visitors!)

omgosh. this isn't safe. i do all that...and do fetch stuff for visitors, but i only have 1-4 patients. the only reason i fetch for the visitors is because usually they are staying the entire night and they help the patient....usually, which in turn helps me a lot too. omgosh...why did you have so many patients? was this a one time thing?

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