Nursing Home ratios??

nightmare, RN · Apr 30, 2004

I work in a nursing home in Scotland and we have one trained nurse(RGN)and three carers for 35 residents at night.During the day they had twoRN's and five carers in the morning,and one RN and four carers in the evening.

nurseygrrl, LPN · Apr 30, 2004

I work in NY and I have 20 patients. It can get pretty hairy at times especially when I have emergencies and a ton of meetings to go to. The powers that be always seem to throw in an inservice or two on those days as well. I love it when I skip them and am asked 'Why didn't you come to the inservice?' :rolleyes: Well, I have 20 patients and I work on the craziest floor in the building...that answer your question?

tmiller027 · Apr 30, 2004

The nursing home I work in has 22 patients per unit, one nurse and 2 CNAs.

JustJulesy · Apr 30, 2004

why on earth do you people WANT to work like that? I was very stressed being my first time at the place and having soooo many patients, and I also felt so unfulfilled as a nurse, no time to teach, educate, just enough time to barely get meds and do a so so job.

I give you all high regards for doing it, because I suppose someone has to.

nursebedlam · Apr 30, 2004

My last nursing home experience l had the ratio was 1 to 30, hell the shifts went fast.

Town & Country · Apr 30, 2004

Last time I did LTC, I was slated to have over sixty residents.

All for me!!!

Needless to say I am enthusiastically pursuing hospital nursing now...LOL

:rotfl:

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Apr 30, 2004

why on earth do you people WANT to work like that? I was very stressed being my first time at the place and having soooo many patients, and I also felt so unfulfilled as a nurse, no time to teach, educate, just enough time to barely get meds and do a so so job.
I give you all high regards for doing it, because I suppose someone has to.

I guess you get used to it? I have about 24 residents with varrying acuity. Once you get into a routine you do get all your work done. Educating, teaching, just talking to residents and families is done during care and in between. I find it very rewarding and fulfilling, maybe not everyday, but most days. LTC is not for everyone, just like acute care.

Ps are you anywhere near Pittsburgh?

suehp · Apr 30, 2004

I work in a nursing home in Scotland and we have one trained nurse(RGN)and three carers for 35 residents at night.During the day they had twoRN's and five carers in the morning,and one RN and four carers in the evening.

I work in a Nursing Home in North Wales and have 1 RGN to 25 residents. In the morning we will have 4-5 Carers, in the evning 3 Carers and at night 1 carer. We have always worked those ratios. I am a Nursing Manager and I work on the floor with the Staff and have to find time to do my paperwork with maybe one extra trained for one shift a week if I am lucky! I have learnt to be super organised..not that it doesnt go pear-shpaed from time to time! :chuckle

leslie :-D · Apr 30, 2004

where i worked on a 40 bed floor, there were 2 nurses on 7-3 and 3-11; 6 cna's on 7-3, 4 on 3-11 and 2 on 11-7. and i worked a very high acuity floor; there are so many pts now that are dnh that we treat them at the facility. and of course, many sons/dtrs want everything done for them, no matter how invasive or futile. that's why i'll always maintain that working ltc should not get the bum rap that it does because you utilize many many different skills, as well as taking care of 20 pts.

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · Apr 30, 2004

When I last worked in LTC, I was the only nurse for 60-65 pts w/ three CNAs on nocs. Didn't get a lunch break for over two years. Won't do that again.

jenac · May 1, 2004

I think 1:20/25 with two aides and a float is pretty much the norm around here, on day shift anyway. On midnights it goes up to 1:40/50.