Nursing Safety: Patient ratio in Subacute Rehab

[a4amal]

Does any one know what is the nurse patient ratio in subacute/rehabilitation hospital?

[JSBoston]

When I was in an LTAC/Rehab hospital (for profit)... I worked 12 hr nights, sometimes I had 4 patients, sometimes up to 7. It depended on acuity. We had intubated vented patients, trached and vented/weaning patients, LVADS, cardiac drips, CPAPs for pt's with horrible CO2 levels, telemetry, major major wounds and even more demanding families in denial. Sometimes there were some nice nights, and sometimes I left in the mornings feeling totally destroyed. It usually depended on if the families thought I was their 1:1 slave or if the nursing assistants were off in the basement of the hospital with pillows and blankets sleeping. Or just boldly sleeping at the nurses station. I finally moved out of LTAC/Rehab after 3.5 years of it and I'm SO glad I did. Acute hospitals have their own issues with staffing/budgets and whatnot... But I'm wayyy happier now that I'm out of rehab.