Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

Nurses General Nursing

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I am curious about what your patient ratio is.....

State the following:

State

City

Unit worked

Patient load

Shift

I will start:

Texas

El Paso

Med Surge

7-8 patients

day shift

Texas

El Paso

Telemetry

6 patients

day shift

Washington

Edmonds

Surgical/Oncology

5-6 patients

day shift

Specializes in LTC.

Nc on 2nd I have 27 mixture of rehab and long term on 3rd it's 36

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Specializes in LTC/Subacute.

LTC, 1 LPN to 12 to 18 pts, I work the subacute/vent unit. My midnight shift adds about 10 more. Oh yeah , been a nurse for 2 months now by the way.

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Specializes in Paramedic.

Wow I could not fathom having to take care of 13 patients on a shift.....

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State...........CT

City.......... between Waterbury and Hartford

Unit worked........... Med/surg

Patient load........... 5 to 8

Shift............ 7p to 7a

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Specializes in Pediatric, LTC , Alzheimers, Behavioral.

Illinois

Rockford

LTC Facility

59 patients: 1 nurse:bugeyes:

Noc shift (11-7)

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ventilator dependent pts, 5-1, complete care. nyc

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Illinois

Rockford

LTC Facility

59 patients: 1 nurse:bugeyes:

Noc shift (11-7)

59-1 = murder

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A Ratio OF 59 patients to 1 nurse LTC

Gasp, this is a crime - legalized murder

OK OK I'm bad, my mind wandered to palin and her ' death squads' re: healthcare reform..If people only knew. Do these people have families?

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NA=30-40 LTC total care. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Psych, end of life....all incontinent

CNA=40-55 LTC, same ailments

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Georgia

Atlanta

ER

4-6 (very rarely 4)

3p-3a

Kentucky

Ft. Thomas (just outside of Cincinnati)

Telemetry

5-6

7a-7p

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Atlanta, GA

Cardio-thoracic step-down

4-5 patients

7a-7p

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Tennessee

Knoxville

Emergency Room

4 to 1

Days

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