RN pat ratio and how many other helpers??

[ChristinaNcRN]

HI,

I would like to know how your RN Pat. ratio is. I know this has been a topic more then often but I would like to have a bit more information.,

Do you have IV team,

Admission and /or Discharge Rn´s?

How many Admitions ?

How many CNA´s or Tech´s. ?

How often do you have to document,

is your assignment made by acuity of the Pat oder just randomly chosen.?

What do your Aids do in a 12 hour shift

We are trying to make things more effective and are hoping for some information

Thanks

Christina

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

What you really want to know is what is the standard in your area. If a nurse's expectations are to have no more than 4 patients because that is what area hospitals are doing, then having 5, even with extra ancillary help, will seem like an imposition to some nurses. You will not meet their expectations.

[LeiaT]

Weekend night med-surg unit.

Nurse/patient ratio is usually 5.1, rarely 4:1. Usually at least one admission during the night (I have only had 7 pts one night in my entire 2 years). Charge nurse also takes a full pt load.

We don't have techs or CNAs, unfortunatly. We do have resp therapists and Lab (to draw blood). We start our own IVs, and do all pt care ourselves.

[solneeshka, BSN, RN]

HI,

I would like to know how your RN Pat. ratio is. I know this has been a topic more then often but I would like to have a bit more information.,

Do you have IV team,

Admission and /or Discharge Rn´s?

How many Admitions ?

How many CNA´s or Tech´s. ?

How often do you have to document,

is your assignment made by acuity of the Pat oder just randomly chosen.?

What do your Aids do in a 12 hour shift

We are trying to make things more effective and are hoping for some information

Thanks

Christina

Nights at one of the Top Ten in last week's US News & World Report rankings, acute medicine

No IV team

No admission/discharge RNs (boy, would that be nice!)

Generally can count on a new admit per RN per shift

No techs/CAs/aides

Unit secretary frequently a call-in (maybe 2 nights a week)

Rarely replacements for secretaries/RNs who call in

Assessments are once per shift, rounding documented at least Q2H

Assignment is by acuity, but isolation precautions are not factored in

We're supposed to have 5:1, that seems to be rare, usually 6:1, certainly by morning. I've never seen 7:1, but I'm new :nuke: The ratios are not what I was told by the recruiter...