How many Pt do you take care of?

prmenrs, RN · Aug 21, 2005

I work in a Level 2 NICU; assignments are 2 or 3 pts. When I float to Post-partum, I can get 6-8 babies--all in different rooms!!!! The other day, I started w/6, d/c'd 5, got another 5 transfered to me when someone got sent home. phewww.

dinkymouse · Aug 21, 2005

I'm in a LTC and on a good 7-3 shift we have 3 nurses, 1 cmt, and 7 aides for 80+ patients. On bad days it is 1 nurse, 1 omt and 5 aides. Second is 1-2 nurses, 5 aides and maybe 1 cmt. Third is 1 nurse and 4 aides, sometimes 1 cmt. Somedays it is manageable and others we are ready to pull our hair out.:smackingf Today was a mess 2 nurses, 5 aides and no cmt's. 2 hospital admits, at least 6 patients with respiratory infections and more than usual whiny, demanding patients. I love my job and am never bored.

megneo · Aug 28, 2005

only one! AAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going crazy!

I work on a level 3 NICU and it is very quiet the last

few days. But normally 2-3 IC patients and 1 HC as a

maximum. It doesn't sound much, but I did seven to ten

patients when I worked on cardio.

Rick2323 · Aug 28, 2005

Surgical ward (urology) UK
early shift 7pts with 3/4 :chuckle of a health care assistant
late shift 10 pts with 1/2 of a health care assistant
night shift 14 - 19 pts :uhoh21: with a whole of a health care assistant
(if you get what i mean - the HCA will have other pts also)
Kay the 2nd :)

WHOA!! Are these patients very self-sufficient or is it just incedibly scary?

SeekUrBliss · Aug 28, 2005

I work on a Cardiac/Telemetry floor. On the 3-11p shift, our norm is 6 pts per RN or LPN. We usually have a charge nurse, secretary and 2 nursing assistants on our 25 bed unit. Its a busy, face-paced floor; we get lots of post-cath & Angio pts in and out.

I generally like my job :coollook:

elthia · Aug 28, 2005

We do "team nursing" at my place of work, med surg floor at a hospital. I work evening shift. 2 RN's one of which is also charge, 2 LVN's, and 1 NA for 32 patients.

wallacej · Aug 28, 2005

We do "team nursing" at my place of work, med surg floor at a hospital. I work evening shift. 2 RN's one of which is also charge, 2 LVN's, and 1 NA for 32 patients.

I work on a Family Practice floor which sometimes has more Medical patients than Family Practice. We have usually 4 RN or 3 RN and 1 LPN and 3 NA's for 23 patients. And occ on daylight shift you are in charge with a assignment. But for the most part this only happens on evenings or night.

scoobydooRN · Aug 30, 2005

I work in CCU and may start out with 3-4 patients. But as the day progress may have by end of the day 8 or so. But that is because if well enough to be sent out onto the units they are DC and then I may get a new one to admit, so our doors are alway rovolving. But to physically take care of usually 3 but can be 4 if numbers are up. Everyone on my units works well together in checking monitors and backing each other up. We are a closed unit which means we can not be pulled to another floor and others can not be pulled to our unit. This is very good because you become use to you co-workers and know how dependable they are and they are aclemented to my unit.

rhonda L · Aug 31, 2005

I work in LTC, currently am alzeimers/psyche nurse 47 patients and I am the only nurse. I have 4 great CNA's (most of the time, some days only 3) some days are very frustrating with this many patients , not enough hours in the shift to do what we as nurses know should be done :nurse: :nurse: , am currently hoping for some help with am med pass. I am in Illinois

scoobydooRN · Aug 31, 2005

I work in LTC, currently am alzeimers/psyche nurse 47 patients and I am the only nurse. I have 4 great CNA's (most of the time, some days only 3) some days are very frustrating with this many patients , not enough hours in the shift to do what we as nurses know should be done , am currently hoping for some help with am med pass. I am in Illinois

I can understand what you are going through. I recently changed jobs to the one I have in CCU. I use to work at a LTC & rehab 120 bed where I was supervisor on 3-11/11-7 and if they was no LPN I did there duties and mine can be very hectic. The only reason I moved on is that I felt stagnit and I thirst for education alway like new adventure. Yes I agree you don't have enough hours in a shift to do everything you are expected to do. I am in Pennsylvania :) :balloons: keep up the good work scoobydooRN

MGM33 · Aug 31, 2005

I'm in a large teaching hospital in MA. The med/surg floor I'm on uses a team nursing model, so each "team" has 8-10 patients, with one RN, one LPN, and one CNA. I think that is pretty good!

Can you explain team nursing. My facility was going to try it but then didn't.

What is the role of the RN vs. LPN. Do they just split the patients with the RN overseeing the LPN's patients or do they each have roles for all the patients. Does this type of team nursing work well. My facility utilizes RN's and LPN's at this time but no team nursing. IF you are the RN you just have your load and have to attend all the picc and central line care/ivpushes etc. I was just curious how the team functions.

Thanks.

scoobydooRN · Aug 31, 2005

Can you explain team nursing. My facility was going to try it but then didn't.
What is the role of the RN vs. LPN. Do they just split the patients with the RN overseeing the LPN's patients or do they each have roles for all the patients. Does this type of team nursing work well. My facility utilizes RN's and LPN's at this time but no team nursing. IF you are the RN you just have your load and have to attend all the picc and central line care/ivpushes etc. I was just curious how the team functions.
Thanks.

Team nursing the way i know it is that the assignment is split and the LPN is responsible to let her RN know if there are any IV push, drugs policy doesnt allow her to hang, and picc's and centrals. I worked at a facility 9 years ago that utilized this and it worked well. It allows the facility to employ more than RN's basicly it is a budget or what the facility wants to do, but yes it does work as long as everyone works together. Just remember there is no I in team, and team work is what our patients need to insure good quality care.

scoobydooRN