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  1. Would you be ok with working overnight in a hospital on a research wing with just one nurse and one patient on the floor and a doctor available if needed? No other staff on the floor. See my other post about this.

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 I am a nurse who works in research and we are currently growing our department and taking in new ventures. My question is, does anyone know are there laws regarding staffing requirements for an inpatient within a hospital in the state of Mississippi? Would it be acceptable for a patient to be admitted overnight on a unit with only one nurse there to observe them and a DOCTOR available if needed? No other staff on the floor. Just the one nurse. This doesn’t seem safe to me but I haven’t been able to find anything discussing it. 

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