what is the nurse/patient ratio where you work?

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Ours is 5 patients. If we are lucky we have 4 and will be sure to get the first admission from the

Emergency departnent. Sometimes we have 6 also.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, ICU, OR, PACU.

In our SNF, the nurse/patient ratio is 1:20 on short-term rehab and 1:30 on long-term.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, ICU, OR, PACU.

Test post.

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Oh goll!!!!

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Specializes in Acute Care.

1:6-7

And they expect us to do primary care. (Unit has 18-22 pts usually... 1 CNA for the entire unit.)

BTW, this is on a neuroscience/CVA unit, also get a lot of the confused LOL who crawl out of bed q 15 minutes.

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.

It depends on the ward--we are a psych hospital with some wards housing 28 pts, others housing 18. Our ward has 28 pts:day shift has 2 RNS, 1-2 LPNs, 3-4 techs. Eve shift has 1 RN, 1 LPN, 2-3 techs. Night shift has 1 RN, 1 LPN, and 1 tech.

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Specializes in Medical/Surgical Unit.
ours is 5 patients. if we are lucky we have 4 and will be sure to get the first admission from the

emergency departnent. sometimes we have 6 also.

i work at a small hospital on the med/surg and the ratio is usually 1:4-6

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, IM, OB/GYN, neuro, GI.

I work on a med/surg floor and it's 1:5-6(usually 6).

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Specializes in OB/Neonatal, Med/Surg, Instructor.

The goal on our med/surg unit is 1:8 but have known it to be as high as 1:14-16 during the winter months, usually 2 - 3 techs assisting. If the census gets down to 1:6 the administration wants someone called out. :(

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Specializes in Med/Surg since ‘96; PACU since ‘16.
ours is 5 patients. if we are lucky we have 4 and will be sure to get the first admission from the

emergency departnent. sometimes we have 6 also.

med/surg and telemetry unit. up to 10! patients. crazy!

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Specializes in ICU.

suppposedly --> one ; eight, on a tele floor

but it seems to be the standard lately that it's one; nine. (grr)

we do make sure our concerns are heard each time this happens - it is unsafe as well as frustrating

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aA safe ratio is 6:1, but I am dreaming to think that will ever happen where I work, I have had days where I have 12 patients and no other help other than a ward clerk/ aide, ya those are fun days, yes I do protest the asighnment but I never see any changes, at least I am covering my but.

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