is there any standard ratio between patiants and nurses which serve them? as an aveage?
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In the USA (state of Hawaii), at hospitals, the patient to nurse ratio is usually 5:1 for Day shift, 6:1 for Evening shift and 7:1 or 8:1 on Night shift.  Give or take one or two patients at each shift - depending on the unit you work at, the census, the acuity of your patients, etc.
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http://www.cya.ca.gov/index.html\nCheck out the Budget and Regulations page and the\nReports and research page... there's also a breakdown on each facility individually on the home page for each institution... There is, to my knowledge, no regulation that covers inmate staff ratio except for policy for specific situations and the ratio varies drastically from prison to prison and from level to level.\nHope the CDCR info helps.\nIf you have other questions not answered there, please visit http://www.prisontalk.com
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Registered Nurses\n\nI am sure you are paid more if you go into SPECIAL areas - Surgery, OB/GYN, Peds etc.
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try to find here http://search.blossom.com/query/464?key=nurse
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She supperviises the other nurses under her chagre. If there is a doubt or a question qbout a pqtient, such qs wheter or not to call a doctor, it would be the head nurse who makes the decission.
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I'm a RN in a Large Medical Center, I would be most willing to help you.  I know we don't them Wards but Units but it really may be the type of hospital. So what ever you need help with just ask, I have no problems with helping someone with medical stuff-HotBurnNurse
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try this web site...it is fairly accurate...I am an RN...\n\nhttp://www.virginia.edu/uvaprint/HSC/pdf/39002.pdf#search='central%20line%20dressing%20change'
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If the 1st link below helps....then good....i found one other and it's for a clinical nurse listing 2nd link....The first link you would provide the search criteria for.....good luck!
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Dear Classychris,\nm not a nurse but i work with them all the time.\ntruth is in a hospital, a Doctor / Surgeon would do his job (diagnosis, surgery,prescribe med) for the patientn its upto the on duty nurse to see that everything is done meticulously.the nurses i know love their job but are exhausted cos its a major big job!\none thing i can tell U for sure... Doctors truly truly appreciate having a dependable nurse around. it makes things so much easier for everyone.\nmost patients open up to nurses cos they interact with them so much more than the docs.n a patient would usually remember the nurse a lot more than the doc too... honest!\nso if U a nurse and no one has told U yet.... Thank U for being a Nurse! Your work is truly appreciated.\ntake care
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It depends on what kind of nurse you are.  Unilike doctors, nurses do not specialize until after graduation.  In general, in the hospital environment, nurses monitor and assess the patients and inform doctors of any changes or complications.  Doctors write orders, and nurses carry out those orders.  Things such as medication administration, dressing changes, inserting IVs and catheters, drawing blood and the like.  Nurses are the front line.  We spend the most time with patients, know when things are going wrong, and are the first responders in an emergency.  Nurses also serve as advocates for their patients, and spend a great deal of time planning the best care, and teaching a patient and their family on diagnoses, and health maintancence.  I love being a nurse!
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np of coarse.\nthey are  almost dr. and a pa is a nice name for a nurse
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Many of the hospitals in my area have a branch of home visiting nurses.  The patients doctor needs to order this--like a prescription.  The nurses will visit maybe 2-3 times a week.  This branch of nursing care also have bath girls to go out and give the patients bathes.  They receive orders from the patient"s doctor and report the patient condition to the patient's doctor.  This is used mostly by the elderly, but not always.
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Your GPA, Class grades are averages, average starting salary for nurses, procedures are followed based on statistics, read about Florence Nightengale. She founded a branch of statistics (she was a nurse). Her statistics proved that there were more Civil War soldiers dying from unsanitary conditions that the war itself. This list is very long. Seek and ye shall find...
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there is quite a bit of paper work in nursing....percedures depend of what type of nurse you are... Example...nursing home vs ER
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Nursing duties are manifold and cover a wide range of functions and responsibilities, that depends with the level of qualification and the working environment. At the initial level, nurses are required for the bedside care of patients, while at senior level they are required to manage special group of people like psychiatric, pediatric, intensive care patients etc which require specialised skills. They are also involved in dispensing medication, keeping records of the patients progress, setting up and operating medical equipment, administration and several other routine chores.  \n\nThis field is both mentally and physically demanding and nurses are often exposed to health risks from infectious diseases. As such this profession demands long hours of work and duties which incorporate both skill and understanding of patients needs. Those who come forward to take up this as a career has to be patient, courageous, have a service mentality and at the same time be ready to work for extra hours even night shifts.
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This is really dependent on where the nurse is working. I have worked in the hospital setting as an LPN where I did the same job as the RN with the exception of giving IV medications. I had the exact same number of patients that my RN counterpart had. \nI have now worked in long-term care as both an LPN and an RN. The work is nearly identical if you work in the capacity of charge nurse. An RN can serve as the Director of Nursing, but an LPN cannot. We employ both LPN's and RN's as supervisors. \nWork load is basically the same. Some jobs require more paperwork, but that is not different because of the job description. Salaries are different depending on where you live and the type of facility you work in. Larger cities often pay more than small towns. There are web sites out there which can give you ballpark salaries for both job descriptions.
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You're kidding, right? Let me tell you how hard it is to have a child in the hospital.  On top of that, add two nurses who don't work well together and are so busy being right, that they don't respond to critical issues with the child.  Add a neurotic mother who only wants someone to help with the baby because the monitors are wigging out -- while the two nurses are battling it out and poopooing the mom --   and the mother is scared to death. BINGO!  \n\nPatient care suffers.