nurse/patient ratio

[efRN]

how many patients/residents for 1 nurse at your work place?

hospital?

rest homes?

rest home & hospital?

dementia unit?

[talaxandra]

Thus far Victoria is the only state (and the first in the world) to have legally mandated nurse/patient ratios. During the forthcoming enterprise agreement renegotiation there will be an attempt to lower some ratios (eg 1:3 in acute stroke). As previously posted, in acute care at level A hospitals the ratios are -

AM 1:4 + in charge

PM 1:4 + in charge

ND up to 1:8 including in charge

My ward operates with the highest ND ratios at my hospital - depending on skill mix and acuity we have 1:8 + in charge or 1:7 with the in charge taking 4 patients.

[Lorrain]

I work in Queensland in a Private Hospital and the norm is 1/6 AM shift and 1/8 PM and ND 1/18 One AIN ND & PM and 2 for five hours AM shift. We are constantly busy and we could do alot more for our patients but there is never enough time SAD!