What's it like at your ER

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Specializes in ER.

Hi all,

I trying to do my research mainly regarding staffing in TEXAS hospitals. I'm an ER nurse, but I'd still like to hear from you if ur in another specialty. Here goes a couple of questions:

1) what is the standard nurse: patient ratio in your ER?

2) what is the standard tech : patient ratio in your ER?

3) does your hospital have a trauma designation? If so, what level?

4) how many beds does your ER have?

5) does your ED have a SANE program or have SANEs on staff?

6)what's the name of your hospital, or at least what city is it located in?

thanks for your time

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

1. 4:1 acute, 3:1 Critical, 2:1 trauma if not 1:1

2. Critical 7:1 + trauma bay ( used only for traumas/codes/procedures ) Acute 12:1 it sucks

3. Trauma Level 2

4. 19 acute/critical, 5 trauma bays, 8 fast track only til 2300

5. Yes, but are always on call

Average volume is about 40k just FYI

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1) what is the standard nurse: patient ratio in your ER?

We don't have a standard nurse to patient ratio, because it really depends on what time of day it is- how many nurses are on shift and how many patients are in the department. Our max number of nurses is 3, our minimum is 1.

2) what is the standard tech : patient ratio in your ER?

We don't have techs.

3) does your hospital have a trauma designation? If so, what level?

Level 4.

4) how many beds does your ER have?

Six.

5) does your ED have a SANE program or have SANEs on staff?

We call in the SANE nurse as needed.

6)what's the name of your hospital, or at least what city is it located in?

Not telling!

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

1) what is the standard nurse: patient ratio in your ER?

This varies widely depending on acuity. If you have an ICU pt you are typically a 1:1 or 1:2. If you have general ESI 2's and 3's then you typically have a 1:3 or 1:4 assignment. I have gone up to 1:5 three or four times and have never had more than that

2) what is the standard tech : patient ratio in your ER?

We only have one tech for the whole ER so they do not take an assignment. Rather they float around and help where needed

3) does your hospital have a trauma designation? If so, what level?

Nope, not a trauma center

4) how many beds does your ER have?

16

5) does your ED have a SANE program or have SANEs on staff?

No, because there is another hospital nearby that does.

6)what's the name of your hospital, or at least what city is it located in?

Not telling. Will say it is not Texas, since that is what the OP was asking about

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What's SANE?

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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

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Specializes in Emergency.

Acute 1:4 which means 1:5 sometimes 1:6, fast track 1:8 or 1:5 depending on staffing

Critical you go 1:1 until stable or leaves the er

Usually 5 techs

50 beds

Not a trauma center

SANE nurse on call 24/7

Not in texas

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1) what is the standard nurse: patient ratio in your ER? 1:4 standard, 1:2 critical pts

2) what is the standard tech : patient ratio in your ER?Generally, 1:12 but it's highly variable and time-of-day dependent

3) does your hospital have a trauma designation? If so, what level? Trauma 1

4) how many beds does your ER have? Approx 60

5) does your ED have a SANE program or have SANEs on staff? No... they go a clinic for SART exams

6)what's the name of your hospital, or at least what city is it located in? Do you want my name and phone number, too?

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Specializes in ER.

Yep, name and number would be perfect! Smh.....anyway thanks for the info

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.

OP, a suggestion for you:

Since you want region-specific information, your best bet is to get involved in your local/regional/state ENA chapter. You'll network with folks and learn a great deal about each other's EDs over time.

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

Our ratio depends on staffing but 99% of the time it's 1:4. Our techs do not have a set ratio as they help answer call lights and help with patient needs throughout the ER. If we have a patient that needs to be a 1:1 then they will be there. We always have a tech our in triage as well, and they primarily help bring patients back to their assigned room as well as help with VS.

We're a trauma level 4 hospital.

38 beds.

We do not have SANES on staff or a SANE program.

I'm not going to disclose the name/city of the hospital I work in, but I will say that I work in Texas which is just what you're looking for, right?

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

1) what is the standard nurse: patient ratio in your ER? 4:1 max, usually 3:1

2) what is the standard tech : patient ratio in your ER? It depends, we seem chronically short staffed with techs, ideally we have one tech for 12 rooms and one at triage

3) does your hospital have a trauma designation? If so, what level? Level I

4) how many beds does your ER have? 68

5) does your ED have a SANE program or have SANEs on staff? Yes, on call 24/7 and a SANE Program

6)what's the name of your hospital, or at least what city is it located in? I'm in the Midwest,..not Texas

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