Staffing Ratio Law in IN

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There isin't any! Gotcha. Aren't the nurses in Florida and California lucky! Thay have ratios of 6:1 and less for patients/residents to nurses. Actual floor nurses! I HAVE 50 RESIDENTS ON MY HALL I'M THE LONE NURSE WITH TWO AIDES, OCCASIONALLY ONE AIDE! Extremely demanding time wise, and stress wise! 15 blood sugars in the AM. Work all night no breaks, save a five minute gulp as you write NN's. Isin't there a law concerning breaks? It's not followed at any of the places I've worked. Indiana has a long way to go!

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There isin't any! Gotcha. Aren't the nurses in Florida and California lucky! Thay have ratios of 6:1 and less for patients/residents to nurses. Actual floor nurses! I HAVE 50 RESIDENTS ON MY HALL I'M THE LONE NURSE WITH TWO AIDES, OCCASIONALLY ONE AIDE! Extremely demanding time wise, and stress wise! 15 blood sugars in the AM. Work all night no breaks, save a five minute gulp as you write NN's. Isin't there a law concerning breaks? It's not followed at any of the places I've worked. Indiana has a long way to go!
Indiana is so far behind the times it is just pitiful. No wonder there are so many people leaving the state - also massive loss of jobs. Personally if I was a nurse - I would relocate to Florida. No ice and snow there and low ratios!
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Indiana is so far behind the times it is just pitiful. No wonder there are so many people leaving the state - also massive loss of jobs. Personally if I was a nurse - I would relocate to Florida. No ice and snow there and low ratios!

You must be reading my mind. Only 8 years to go till my daughter is out of highschool. Ouch!:uhoh3:

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I wouldn't wait 8 years if I was a nurse. Most high schools in Indiana stink. You have to pay book fees too. When your child graduates from high school you will be stuck here in Indiana because to get state educational assistance you have to live in that state. Wish I could move - but I haven't been able to get in nursing school and have no money to relocate.

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I wouldn't wait 8 years if I was a nurse. Most high schools in Indiana stink. You have to pay book fees too. When your child graduates from high school you will be stuck here in Indiana because to get state educational assistance you have to live in that state. Wish I could move - but I haven't been able to get in nursing school and have no money to relocate.

I live close to the MI and OH state lines, so I am researching the pay and benifits, workers comp. unemployment insurance, etc. I do know they are all better than IN.

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i'm so sorry to live here, indiana doesn' t care about their nurses, it's a wonder any of us have licenses with the way we're expected to work......and the poor patients, .....but it's more important for the corporations to turn a buck than for grandma and grandpa to have adequate and timely care .....when will the legislators care about these constituents? we can only hope what comes around, goes around.......

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i'm so sorry to live here, indiana doesn' t care about their nurses, it's a wonder any of us have licenses with the way we're expected to work......and the poor patients, .....but it's more important for the corporations to turn a buck than for grandma and grandpa to have adequate and timely care .....when will the legislators care about these constituents? we can only hope what comes around, goes around.......

I have worked heavy building construction, highway construction, factories, foundries, and I can tell you nursing is harder than them all, more stress, no breaks, or very few, understaffing, patient ratios of 1 nurse to 50 residents. It's the closest thing to slavery I've ever been unfortunate enough to be stuck in. I'm looking for a way out!:angryfire

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