How many beds do you have? What is your ratio? Do you have telemetry? What types of post-ops do you get? What is the average length of stay?
What are your patients like? Are they obese, continent, walkie-talkie, oriented etc etc? And anything else I am probably forgetting!
Just wondering because just talking to nurses from the 3 surgical floors here it seems like there are a lot of differences, but also a lot of similarities. I'm starting on a general surgical floor soon so I'll give my input after I'm up there for a little while.
What is your ratio? days 1:4-5, evenings 1:4-5, nights 1:6
Do you have telemetry? no
What types of post-ops do you get? GI/GU, Ortho, and Bariatric
What is the average length of stay? Orthos 3-4 days Bariatric 1-2 days, GI/GU - not sure (I mostly work ortho)
What are your patients like? approx 60% are there after a planned surgery. Your typical blend of personalities - some love it, some hate everything about it. Some drug seekers, some confused, etc..
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How many beds do you have? 45
What is your ratio? days 1:4-5, evenings 1:4-5, nights 1:6
Do you have telemetry? no
What types of post-ops do you get? GI/GU, Ortho, and Bariatric
What is the average length of stay? Orthos 3-4 days Bariatric 1-2 days, GI/GU - not sure (I mostly work ortho)
What are your patients like? approx 60% are there after a planned surgery. Your typical blend of personalities - some love it, some hate everything about it. Some drug seekers, some confused, etc..