nurse to patient ratio

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jul 11, 2007

I will be working in a nursing home in connecticut. Will a nurse to patient ratio or nurse to resident ratio of 1:15 for acute cases, and 1:30 for long-term cases be a fair enough patient load? Thanks!

personally as a new nurse to the US and getting used to how they work I would say the ratio is a lot. Also what support are they giving you when you start?

RNHawaii34 · Jul 13, 2007

i will be working in a nursing home in connecticut. will a nurse to patient ratio or nurse to resident ratio of 1:15 for acute cases, and 1:30 for long-term cases be a fair enough patient load? thanks!

1:30, thats a lot for a new nurse, i hope they will give you a good orientation period and lots of help. i am currently working as a float nurse in ltc, and responsible for 40 residents..at first, it was very overwhelming, because i didn't know the routine, but most of my patients are stable, a lot of them are able to walk, and some are able to wheel themselves with their own wheelchairs. i have 4 nursing assistants to help me out. most of my time is spent on medpass and paperworks. i am planning to work in hospital eventually. have you consider applying in hospitals? i know some does accept new grads.

schumi · Jul 14, 2007

personally as a new nurse to the US and getting used to how they work I would say the ratio is a lot. Also what support are they giving you when you start?

They have training for 2 weeks, and if after that, you think that you need additional time to get used to things and you are not confident enough, then they can extend you training. Thanks for the reply.