Dear Kentucky, That sounds unusually unfair and unsafe. I have contacted many other step-down units across the country and yours is the worst so far. Everyone of them has techs and secretaries with...
thanks for the reply. the techs can be very help with pt ADL's and emptying foley's and getting temps. we don't have them now but we are trying to get that sort
What is the consensus on ratios for surgical step-down units? Currently we have 3:1 and sometimes 4:1 without any ancillary help (CNA, techs, or secretary) only RN's. Patients are on tele with...
i'm looking for feedback on staffing rn ratios for surgical step-down units. we currently have 3:1 without pt care techs and we "borrow" a secretary from our meg-surg "sister" unit to help enter new...