Nurse to Patient ratios, your thoughts

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Hi, I have been offered a job on a tele floor with a ratio of 1:8 nights. I am a new grad and would like to here from experienced nurses about what they think of this ratio. Is this a dangerous ratio? As an experienced nurse would you work with a ratio like this? What do you think for a new grad? Please any advice and details would greatly be appreciated!

nursing homes are 30:1. are new governor rolled back the ratios in his first week.

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It all depends on the acuity of the patients. There is no way ANY nurse, regardless if she is "the bomb" lol could safely take care of more than 3-4 patients at a time. We are lobbying for 3:1. My floor is way too busy, the patients way to complicated, and sick for any more than that.

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Hi, I have been offered a job on a tele floor with a ratio of 1:8 nights. I am a new grad and would like to here from experienced nurses about what they think of this ratio. Is this a dangerous ratio? As an experienced nurse would you work with a ratio like this? What do you think for a new grad? Please any advice and details would greatly be appreciated!

What hospital are you working at as a new grad?

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