Shaydh

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1. Nurse: Patient ratios

   Shaydh replied to PButler's topic in MICU

   what are your target HWPPD? My staffing is the same as yours, but of course with budget cuts:o they want to make changes. We had an efficiency expert in and they want to get our HWPPD from 16 to 14.2. I think this is unsafe!

2. Nurse: Patient ratios

   Shaydh replied to PButler's topic in MICU

   Hi there. I am a nurse manager in Montana. Our hospital is trying to cut staffing ratios. I am looking for feedback. Currently we do 2:1 in the ICU and 3-4:1 for stepdowns. The new target HWPPD is 14.2. The lowest I have heard of is 15, and tha...