This legislative policy regulates a two to one ratio in critical care areas only. There are such bills on the table in 25 states at this point, however many refer to staffing levels not ratios. Most hospitals staff on a acuity based system. With this system patient information and care required is used to determine how many patients each nurse should be assigned. The drawbacks according to nurses of this system is that it is based on averages and alots a fixed amount of time for tasks that may take longer and does not allow for possible complications of patient
This legislative policy regulates a two to one ratio in critical care areas only. There are such bills on the table in 25 states at this point, however many refer to staffing levels not ratios. Most hospitals staff on a acuity based system. With this system patient information and care required is used to determine how many patients each nurse should be assigned. The drawbacks according to nurses of this system is that it is based on averages and alots a fixed amount of time for tasks that may take longer and does not allow for possible complications of patient