LTC- nurse to pt ratio

[%D#2]

Hi. I work in LTC And I am the only evening nurse with 48 patients. The day shift has 2 nurses and 1 to 2 med techs. I am An Lpn but IVT certified which may be why they have me on my own.. But my ratio may go up as high as 65 before they give me a med tech to help with PO meds. Was wondering what other people have as far as number of patients on their assignment? Thanks :)

sorry for for any typos. I am in a cast, using one hand lol

[%D#2]

WOW. I can't imagine you would have time to even take a sip of water much less a break! I work the over night myself 7p-7a. I have 15-25 patients and 3 nurses aids. It is an Eighty-two room facility and we have a total of 4 floor nurses, a charge nurse and 6-7 aides. This is LTC/skilled nursing unit. I will never whine again after hearing your patient load!! I find it hard to get a break myself. God bless you LupieNurse.

I eat at the medcart lol.. But I've lost a lot of weight im about 100lb soaking wet.. And I have a CNA who is like the spanish mom I never had.. She brings me dinners and hears them up for me and runs around to find me. So sweet. Things like that do make me love my job despite having this workload.

[ASPIRING2BGREAT]

Currently working in a nursing home and I have an assigned hall which is capable of holding 26 residents. Most I had in my short time there is 22 patients. I work the day shift, it hasn't been that bad.

[ASPIRING2BGREAT]

Currently working in a nursing home and I have an assigned hall which is capable of holding 26 residents. Most I had in my short time there is 22 patients. I work the day shift, it hasn't been that bad.

This is with 3 cna at all times.

[%D#2]

This is with 3 cna at all times.

Trade jobs with me! Lol

[Katei]

I'm retired now but, my last LTC job was a 120 bed facility with a large medicare population. We had 2 nurses and several nights only 2 or 3 CNAs when there was supposed to always be at least 4. There were several G-tubes and colostomy pts. It got to be a nightmare t times.