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Re: Patient Load

From: Sherri Sawders RN (sherri.sawders@medispecialty.com)
Sat, 15 Sep 2001 19:16:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Sharon Engstrand LVN wrote: >
>I work on a post-partum floor. They are changing our matrix and we will
>now be
>having 10 patients a nurse on the 11-7 shift. I was wondering what the
>norm. was in some other hospitals. I feel that this is unsafe.

I also worked the 11-7 shift and would often have 10 PP moms and 10 NBs as an assignment. Such a load will keep you hopping considering this includes fresh post op c/s and vag delivered pts along with their IV's, antibiotics, somebody spiking a temp and any NBs with blood work or IVs. We would feel lucky on a night when we ONLY had 7 moms and 7 NBs. Good Luck.

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