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  1. Nurse-Patient Ratios

    pattin13 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Looking for input on nurse patient ratios for med-surg floor. Currently 4-5 to RN (If nurse starts with 5, she is given 1 patient who will go home on her shift. If starts with 4 than will get an...

  2. Mothering?

    pattin13 replied to DEB52's topic in Nurse Management

    The issue is Pride in their unit and themselves. For some reason the workforce doesn't understand that they own the issue. If you have a Unit Coucil (shared governance team) on your unit ask then to...

  3. Nurse hours per patient day

    pattin13 replied to Shellie RN's topic in General Nursing

    Look at the CA mandated Nurse-patient ratios, these are the same baselinr ratios the Magnet surveyors look for. In order to effectively judge your census you need some form of a acuity system.....

  4. Nurse-Patient Ratios

    pattin13 replied to pattin13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for the input. I recently changed the master staff plan for my unit. The nurses sill feel overwhelmed. I just wanted to valid numbers and than we will move on to looking at out nursing model...

  5. Nurse-Patient Ratios

    pattin13 replied to pattin13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in a small (100 Bed) community hospital in North East

  6. Not giving up

    pattin13 replied to grentea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hang in there! nursing is a hard job but sooooooo personally rewarding. there is nothing like making a real difference. i believe that nurses who leave the profession never were committed to our...