POLL: nurse-to-patient ratio

[j0yegan]

I know there are different acuity levels, but on your floor, what is the nurse-to-patient ratio? I just want to add them all into a visual-friendly poll.

(If you work with "couplets", include mom and baby as one patient).

[casi, ASN, RN]

LTC night shift 1:43

[iPink, BSN, RN]

1:4-5 on PCU

[BethTurner]

Cardiac surgery step down. On good night-4-1. Short staffed 6-1

[sistrmoon, BSN, RN]

Oncology/med surg, overnights. Usually 1:4-5, max is 1:6.

[tokebi]

Hem/onc/med-surg. We usually get 1:3, sometimes 1:4 if we have mostly med-surg patients. On occasion, we see 1:2 as well for really complex patients.

[casi, ASN, RN]

LTC night shift I am 1:43

[anon456, BSN, RN]

1:4 generic patients (stable bronchiolitis, pertussis, TB, mouth/throat surgery, or teaching before discharge)

1:3 max if any of them is an airway patient (more severe bronchiolitis, or anyone with a trach). Only 2 trachs at a time, plus one easy generic.

1:2 if one is a busy trach or trach/vent patient, or recent d/c from PICU and still busy with wounds, etc. No more than 2 trach/vents at a time.

We are ICU step-down so still critical care. If they have ET tube or drips (other than PCA pump or narcan) they are in PICU.

[Nurse Kyles, BSN, RN]

Cardiac surgery step down. On good night-4-1. Short staffed 6-1

Crazy!!! We take post op day 1 open heart surgery patients, and I couldn't imagine having up to 6 of them!!! Three seems like too many at times.

I work on a split med-tele/PCU

Absolute max on days/PMs for tele is 5, NOC is 6. PCU max is 3. There is a max of 3 even of only one of the patients is PCU.

[RN_by_day]

I work on a step down cardiac unit and our ratio is 1:4....1:5 if we're short

[SNB1014, RN]

I work on progressive care unit/ Intermediate care and have 3 pts. that's not to say I may transfer out 2 and get 2 though.

[vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN]

LTC: 1:36

[pseudo_name]

Surgical stepdown (abdominal sx and ER overflow/tele pts) 1:5 to 1:8 depending on census/staffing