1 nurse for 30-35 residents??

[1st edition]

I started a new job at a LTC facility last week. Starting tomorrow we will only have 3 nurses per shift. Which means each nurse will have 30-35 residents to care for a piece! Has anyone else ever worked at a LTC where the nurse - pt ratio was so horrible? I feel this is a mistake waiting to happen. Someone will get hurt, or neglected to death, and a good nurse will lose her license. I go on the floor by myself tomorrow too. Yikes!!! This is not good care. It can't be. We will have time to THROW the meds at each rsd. We won't have time to say "boo!" much less do a proper assessment on these poor people!

[1st edition]

Hi everyone!

I worked the other day w/ 30 rsd's and I survived! It wasn't to bad. I'm still not happy about it but I can do it. Once again, thanks for the support!

[Quickbeam, BSN, RN]

I once worked at a huge* LTC for develpmentally delayed adults and had 80 residents to myself on PMs. No LPN. Med passes were horrific.... just thousands of meds. It was really all I did. I left after 2 months.

*real old school. This facility has since been turned into administrative offices and everyone except the oldest residents was moved to home based care. Some of our residents had been there 90 years.