We are also running into that problem. If we have one mom baby couplet or no patients at the time, the hospital is staffing down to one RN. They don't understand you have to staff like an ER and be prepared for anything. Also, do any of you take gyn patients on your floor to justify staffing or if not busy float to other floors? If so, do you take patients or help out until you get a patient on the OB floor?
We are also running into that problem. If we have one mom baby couplet or no patients at the time, the hospital is staffing down to one RN. They don't understand you have to staff like an ER and be prepared for anything. Also, do any of you take gyn patients on your floor to justify staffing or if not busy float to other floors? If so, do you take patients or help out until you get a patient on the OB floor?