Nurse to Resident ratio

[4everlearning]

Hi everyone, new to the site. I am currently in LTC, have worked this area before and enjoy it, However I'm a little concerned about nurse to resident ratio at my facility and was hoping for some feedback on what other nurses may be experiencing. I am night charge and I am the only nurse in the building responsible for 100- 104 residents. I give all prn's and some scheduled meds, as well as having to do everything else a nurse does. I have spoke with the powers that be about the situation and they do not seem concerned at all. I myself am very concerned, but it seems I have no recourse. Any advice would be helpful.Thanks!

[4everlearning]

Thanks RN 4 Life, I'm looking into that now. I just wish I could somehow save the next Nurse that unwittingly walks into this place.

[Lil1Flip]

No RN in the building.... wow where I work we have an RN in the builing at all times. Day shift on my side we have 1 charge, 1 treatment nurse and 3 nurses, on evenings we have 1 charge and 3 nurses at night it is 2 nurses. The average is 1 nurse to 25 residents. Our facility requires an RN must be in the building at all times. There is no way to warn the next poor nurse but hopefully things will change.

Good Luck