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This is a discussion on Nurse -Patient Staffing Ratio in Addictions Nursing, part of Nursing Specialties ... Anyone happen to know the Nurse-Patient Staffing ratio on Acute Detox or Rehab Nursing? I have...by fawnsternurse Nov 1, '11Anyone happen to know the Nurse-Patient Staffing ratio on Acute Detox or Rehab Nursing?
I have googled and looked everywhere. I noticed they had a conversation in Psychiatry about this but no dialogue in this forum.
Perhaps this Forum is not too active?
I posted another question on here and no response at all.
Hmm, whats up with that I wonder? Is this not a popular type of Nursing?
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- Nov 3, '11 by cfaithI work in a facility that does both acute detox & rehab. Each ward up to 25 pt for acute rehab up to 15 pt for acute detox: 1 RN Charge one med nurse (RN or RN), 2 certified CNA for both settings. This is for day/evening, nights is 1 RN 1 CNA per ward. It gets real busy.
- Nov 5, '11 by MeriwhenLast place I worked, it averaged about 10-12 patients per nurse.
- Nov 11, '11 by obillyboynurseRehab.
M-F daylight 1 RN 1 LPN 2 Aides
All other shifts and weekends.
1 RN Supervisor in building not Rehab staff.
So in truth all other shifts and weekends 1 LPN and 2 Aides.
Our average is 50 patients.
- Nov 13, '11 by fawnsternurseThanks for the reply everyone. I am doing a very short term local travel contract. One RN. One CDA , who is gone most of the time doing activities and transports . No unit Secretary. So my rationale for asking is because I find myself wearing many different hats at the same time and its getting rather exhausting.
Also these patients have visitors and also go to outside NA and AA meetings. Hence we are doing ceiling checks every day because the unit is loaded with contraband.Any thoughts on this?
- Nov 13, '11 by blueheavenWhen I worked detox/rehab we stopped sending patients out to AA/NA due to an incident (I can't go into for privacy reasons) but HAI (hospitals and institutions committe) would have members come into the hospital and hold meetings. This helped with the contraband issue.
I don't remember our staffing ratio. Sorry.
- Nov 15, '11 by JerseyBSNOne RN for every 8 patients. One tech regardless of the amount of patients.
- Nov 27, '11 by beachhorizonI am soon to be a Graduate Nurse out of a 2 yr program. I'll be taking my NCLEX sometime in January. I'm very interested in Mental Health nursing and may have an opportunity to work at a local rehab/addictions center. Is this a good place to get started in mental health nursing? They've already told me upfront the salary isn't competitive with MEd/Surg etc. but I'm following my heart on this. Not the money. Just don't want to limit my abilities in the bigger realm of Psychiatric Nursing.
- Dec 1, '11 by tom7044I work at a free standing Detox Unit that provides acute detoxification services and crisis stabilization for the under served and indigent clients. We are licensed for 20 beds however the company policy is that with one RN and from 4 to 1 MHT's *(some are CNA'a others are MA's) with an APN from 12 noon to 8 pm we can safely care for 12 patients. some have minor problems with withdrawal and some have moderate to severe withdrawal problems The key work is safely and the 12 patients is all we can safely care for with our staffing..
- Feb 23, '12 by Tom RN, NRCI work in Nova Scotia. Canada and our ratio is 3:10 with the three being 1-2 RN and 1-2 CA. That is during weekdays then we drop to 2:10 weeknights and weekends.