RN staffing in subacute

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Hi all, just wondering what the RN staffing ratios look like now this year 2017 in subacute rehab here in NJ. I just retired from hospital nursing but have inlaw now in subacute who broke her femur. When I went to visit yesterday it looked like 1 wing held about 20 pts and that was 2 RN and 2 aides during the day until 11pm. Then after 11pm 1 RN and 1 aide. If that is subacute what is nursing home staffing??? Really appropriate???

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

My facility has a short term sub acute rehab wing with 30 beds. One charge RN 24 hours a day, with a med nurse 7:30 am- 2pm and 4-8pm. , It can get ridiculous, especially with how quickly they're shipped from hospitals to rehab- day two post ops, lots of IV antibiotics, including PICC lines, TPN, etc. Makes me nervous sometimes.

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Specializes in school nurse.

Sometimes "sub-acute" is really "acute", but the staffing doesn't change...

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Specializes in school nurse.
My facility has a short term sub acute rehab wing with 30 beds. One charge RN 24 hours a day, with a med nurse 7:30 am- 2pm and 4-8pm. , It can get ridiculous, especially with how quickly they're shipped from hospitals to rehab- day two post ops, lots of IV antibiotics, including PICC lines, TPN, etc. Makes me nervous sometimes.

So on night shift it's one nurse to (potentially) 30 sub-acute patients???

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