Specialties Rehabilitation
Published Feb 5, 2019
tatyfreedom
10 Posts
Hello everyone,
Isn’t normal to see rehabs with a 1:18 nurse-patient ratio? How hectic can things get?
Frumentarii
4 Posts
I had about 12 once in a private rehab place, my most recent in the public hospital I'd have 4-8 at a time.
BarrelOfMonkeys, BSN, RN
84 Posts
1:20 in my experience. I’m sure you’ll see all sorts of ratios.
traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
88 Articles; 21,256 Posts
Moved to rehab nursing forum
mtmkjr, BSN
523 Posts
Seems to be a very wide range depending on the type of facility. The more SNFish, the higher.
I work Inpatient Rehab and our ratio is 5-6 patients. We also have techs who have a patient load of 5-7.
jupiter_rising, RN
20 Posts
I worked in an SNF/Rehab, nights. Pt ratio ranges from 12 to 18, mostly high acuity pts. I don't ever want to work at a rehab again. I definitely learned a lot while working there but everything I learned could have been attained at a hospital with better nurse-pt ratios.
I worked at 2 different rehab facilities. Different company, same issues.
Dy-no-mite Nurse1, CNA, LPN
86 Posts
It's anywhere from 1:14 or 1:12 on our rehab unit. we can use more tech's though the more the better.
Forest2
625 Posts
It is 1 to 8 at night and 1 to 5-6 in day, inpt rehab hospital unit.
Modell9156
3 Posts
There is a major difference between inpatient physical rehabilitation and a SNF/ Rehab unit. Inpatient should be 1:6 ratio, or 1:7 for low acuity.