Ouss

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1. Nurse to patient allocation in ER what is the criteria

   Ouss replied to Ouss's topic in Emergency

   Ya, it's that link between ESI and patient acuity after reaching an ER bed that needs to be determined. How would you assess workload and then estimate the number of nurses needed to cover it.

2. Nurse to patient allocation in ER what is the criteria

   Ouss replied to Ouss's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for sharing Gary, I totally agree with you and in California the nurse to patient ratio is mandated so there is no need for the ED to justify FTEs or to accrediting bodies as why this ratio was followed. In our case we need to justify ( eviden...

3. Nurse to patient allocation in ER what is the criteria

   Ouss replied to Ouss's topic in Emergency

   Yes we are using ESI, yet an ESI lvl does not really reflect the acuity of the patient once admitted to an ER bed. Assuming that it does how would you decide on the nurse to patient ratio example 1 nurse to 3 patients with ESI 3.

4. ER RN NYC /Pt:RN Ratio

   Ouss replied to BelDym's topic in Emergency

   This is surly unsafe, 1:14 patients at the same time with high acuity patients, did you raise your concern to the nurse manager ? or administration ?, I know in some states like California the nurse to patient ratio in the ED is 1:4 and 1:1 or 1:2 de...

5. Disaster Triage Question

   Ouss replied to waterdrifter's topic in Emergency

   With START you identify green tagged patients by the asking : Any one that can stand up and walk to do that, if your patient was able to understand this statement then they are not confused thus the green tag. A confused patient will remain in his/he...

6. Nurse to patient allocation in ER what is the criteria

   Ouss posted a topic in Emergency

   The literature suggest a 1:4 patient ratio in the Emergency Room, with no mention about their acuity, Triage sets the initial acuity for priority in bed allocation yet this does not really translate into the acuity of the patient once inside. How wou...