LTC patient to nurse ratio

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Though the title should be pretty self explanatory....

What is your LTC facilities nurse to patient ratio?

Specializes in L&D.

I work in a Telemetry floor in a hospital and I have 6 patients to take care of. Its primary nursing, so I do everything. We do usually have a few nurses aides also to help with care and lights ect.

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On my shift (evenings) it's one nurse to 60 residents. I have one CMT, and four aides. On rare occasions it's TWO nurses...and it's wonderful.

If I'm on the other side of the facility it's one nurse to forty residents, no CMT, and three aides....four once in a great while.

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Specializes in LTC, sub-acute, urology, gastro.

My unit (LTC) has 45 residents - 23 on my side, 22 on the other with 6 CNAs (6-8 residents each) for the day shift, plus the charge nurse. Evenings have 2 nurses & 4 CNAs, night shift has 1 nurse & 3 CNAs. The charge nurse on my unit only does care plans & misc. paperwork, the floor nurses do meds, all treatments/wound care, charting, orders & renewals, & admissions/discharges.

NY's pay rate is good though, I make almost $24/hr. & earn every penny of it!

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Where I work it is 25/30 to 1 nurse and 3 CNAs. It is doable as long as everything goes smoothly. Nancy :rotfl:

do THEY ALLOW YOU TO WORK WITH PICC LINES IN NY? :wink2: :confused: :idea:

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My unit (LTC) has 45 residents - 23 on my side, 22 on the other with 6 CNAs (6-8 residents each) for the day shift, plus the charge nurse. Evenings have 2 nurses & 4 CNAs, night shift has 1 nurse & 3 CNAs. The charge nurse on my unit only does care plans & misc. paperwork, the floor nurses do meds, all treatments/wound care, charting, orders & renewals, & admissions/discharges.

NY's pay rate is good though, I make almost $24/hr. & earn every penny of it!

where are you working?

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