What is a reasonable nurse: patient ratio in ICU?

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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 not one of those nurses. I haven't worked ICU since 1980. (I do private duty home care, which is also needed.)

2 hours ago, Kitiger said:

Do the agency nurses confirm that they are making more?

I know the agency that staffs our hospital, and just checked. The current posted agency positions are making less hourly than I make staff.

Ecarts is an early warning system using AI to predict % chance of patient deterioration. It's really great...for non-COVID patients. ?

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Specializes in CCU, CRRT.

agency hands down is making more at my hospital. they just started hiring Crisis RN's down here in florida and posted 120/hr for ICU and 100/hr for medsurg... meanwhile us staff nurses are averaging around 28-33/hr with no incentives for picking up extra shift, no hazard pay, and no bonus when we are floated to covid units... our Covid-ICU's don't have dedicated staff.. so you pretty much show up and check staffing assignment to see if you're floated there or not.. every shift is a mystery at this point, there's no continuity of care anymore

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