how many patients do you have

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I usually have 16 patients/residents.I am really getting burned out.I just dont have enough hands or time to get things done.I was just wondering what everyones load is.I work at a nursing home.

Specializes in ALF, Medical, ER.

Full house normally 15 patients needing various degrees of care. Most days its not too bad

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Specializes in ICU. Med/Surg: Ortho, Neuro, & Cardiac.

On a good night, two aides for 30 pt's...so 15 each.

Most nights, me for 30 pt's. Sometimes the nurses help out, sometimes they don't. It sucks to do the qshift vitals and I/O's.

BTW, I work on a 30 bed med/surg ortho/neuro unit...and we also do joint replacements. I'm supposed be assigned specifically to the joints because I'm specially trained in amb. etc. of TKRs, THRs, Total Shoulders. And it is VERY hard when I'm by myself with 30 pt's and 12 or so joints...their level of care is pretty high.

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I work in a hospital,the patient load is terrible.I cannot take care of

them properly.On good days,we have 12 pts. and on the bad days,we have 15-17.:angryfire

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I have had as many as 25 patients on day shift. LOL Those days were horrible. Basically clean em, gown em, feed em, clean em, turn them, feed them, clean them, get off shift cursing the administration.

I have worked in many LTC's were we helped the nurses do the treatments (packing decubs, taking measurements, gtube feedings) because they had 60 patients and only one Med Aide to help them like 30 gtubes, 20-40 vents, more trachs, bedsores, alzheimers, etc.

Nothing like baptism by fire :)

Remember, it's all fun and games until someone fingerpaints, and then if it isn't your resident, it's just fun. LOL

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I worked in a nursing home and had about 13 heavy patients. I got sick of that very quickly. I now work for home care and it is the most rewarding cna job ever! I have time with each individual client so i feel like i have helped each client completly.

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The biggest group at the place that i work is.. i'm wanting to say 14. which wouldn't be so bad if certain ones wasn't so demanding. I don't mind spending time with a patient, but certain ones want you to stay in there at lest an hour.. just don't have the time.

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Where I work its level of care an aide can have anywhere from 5 to 12 . My previous job was working in a state facility for veterans and I would have an average of 12 to 16 . Most places dont care if an aide calls in they just divide the residents up and giveyou more. And what gets me angry is the management bitching at you for not getting all the nail care done and the closets organized etc. Little things that are not possible with that many residents to care for in 8 to 12 hour shifts! I dont know who makes the ratios or if there are any but I think it is ridiculous to assume that one cna can keep 16 patients clean and dry and bathed and etc by their self. Impossible unless you have roller skates a catheter bag in to save time, and 8 arms and eyes in the back of your head hahah.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I'm on day shift, and depending on what floor I'm on, there is usually 2 aides for 18 residents. BUT, some of these residents are independent; others need assistance with bathing, and then we have a couple people who are complete care. Usually we have only about 4-6 people to get up in the morning per aide; it doesn't sound like a lot, but I'm always extremely busy between 7 and 8, and then we do all of our showers after breakfast is done. I can't even imagine having 10+ people to all get ready in one hour- doesn't seem possible! Unfortunately, I hear most places are like that.

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Specializes in Psychiatric nursing.

I work LTC and have between 10 and 20 residents to care for (I work 3-11), depending on how understaffed we are.

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Usually 12, but if the other tech calls off it's 24. Even though I work at a hospital, we are seeing a lot of completes lately. It's been feeling more like a nursing home... but w/all the extra tech duties.

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I work in a hospital on the day shift we aren't allowed more than 7 evening and overnight I've had up to 14 but that is rare

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I work in a hospital. we're supposed to have around 9 patients each on daylight and evenings, and 12 each on nights. However, I work evenings and typically have been having around 20 patients. :uhoh3:

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