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What should the nursing ratio of nurse to how many patients to be of safe level care?


In the nursing profession there is a tendancy to have one nurse for 5 acute surgical patients is this a safe practice?

It really depends on how complicated your patients are, what shift you work and how much help you have from nurse extenders (CNAs and LPNs).

Yes, this is the ratio for primary care nursing.

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