Topics About 'Patient Ratio'.

I am looking into getting started in my career in psych, moving from an ICU. Where I interviewed, they told me I would have 14 patients. Is this normal? I know the ratio would be much higher than I'm used to, I just want to make sure this facility is...

Hey guys, I work as a nursing director in a hospice/LTC hospital in KSA, we have 160 bed capacity with an occupancy rate of 90%, I cannot find any research or resource for the exact needed amount of nurse or PCA(patient care assistant). currentl...

Thanks in advance for reading. I am told the new normal for California nurses will be as follows: 1:3 ICU 1:5 emergency room 1:5 telemetry 1:6 or 7 medical/surgical Due to staffing shortages for COVID? What's it like in your...

Illinois Nurse Staffing SurveyCatherine Stokes BSN, RN, Jalil Johnson PhD, APRN, Ruth Neese PhD, RN, CEN, Doris Carroll BSN, RN-BC, CCRC, Pamela S. Robbins MSN, RN, Deena Sowa McCollum BSN, RN A national survey was completed from October 1, 2018- Oct...

Everyone Deserves the Best Care PossibleNurses are often put in impossible situations pushed to care for more patients than is safe. It is fair to say everyone deserves the best care possible. In order to ensure this, safe staffing for nurses and pat...

I don't care what anyone says, a I think a 1:30 or a 1:60 Nurse to patient ratio is outrageous, unsafe, and not sane. You very well could be putting your license in jeopardy. If something happens to one of the patients under your care, try using the ...

I’m an RN and I work on a Med-Surg floor. For the last year our hospital has, per management, been having a hard time hiring CNAs. I work night shift and we have had only 1 full time CNA, but a few weeks ago management decided to let our only CNA go,...

What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU? What is a reasonable nurse: COVID patient ratio in ICU? What is a reasonable nurse: COVID patient ratio in step-down? Hospital beds are not adequate if we don't have enough of the right nurses. I am n...

A new employee said that her previous job paid a lot more, but they had horrible nurse-to-patient ratio. Other coworkers who worked there, or know of people who have, said the same thing. This is at a hospital not long term facility. The RNs can have...