IVIG patient to nurse ratio

Hello, I'd like some input on what your facilities are doing for IVIG or intravenous immunoglobulin infusions for the adult population. Specifically the patient to nurse ratio. If you have evidence based research on the ratios that is even better. Thank you! Nurses General Nursing

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Hello,

I'd like some input on what your facilities/hospitals are doing for IVIG or intravenous immunoglobulin infusions for the adult population. Specifically the patient to nurse ratio. If you have evidence based research on the ratios that is even better. I've seen some articles regarding the pediatric population but would really like to see if anyone had anything on the adult population. It has been alot of back and forth between nurses and management to get better patient to nurse ratios for the nurse with IVIG patients. This is mainly for patient safety reasons.

Thank you!

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

Are you talking an adult getting it daily or continuous? We give a lot of IVIG but not as a cont gtt. A pt might get up to 5 days worth of it as a cycle. I work on an ortho/trauma SD unit and our ratios are 3-4 pts per nurse. If we have a pt receiving IVIG, that RN would probably have a 3 pt assignment, but not always. Depends on what else the pt has going on. 

Not sure if there is a ton of research about pt ratios and administering IVIG. Our ICUs are 1-2 pt assignments, the SD units are 3 pts (mostly) and others that have more intermediate than SD with have 3-4 pt assignments. It's more about overall acuity, not just the fact that they are receiving a certain medication. 

 

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