There is lots of good information in there. A point or two to add. -Patient loads depend on shift in both settings. On my hospital floor, day shift nurses get 4-5 patients, evenings could have 5-6 and noc nurses can have 6-8 patients. Day shift in nursing homes might be 15-30 residents, but at night the ratio could be 30-60 patients per nurse. Granted, most of them will be sleeping (hopefully), but it's worth mentioning. -I have found that nursing homes in my area offer significantly lower compensation than hospitals ($2-3/hr less and fewer benefits). In addition, I find that hospitals provide more opportunities for bonus pay (shift differentials, extra shift pay, etc.).
+Dan Vanderheiden Thank you for taking the time to give this valuable insight, Dan. I know new nurses & nursing students will find it very helpful! -Ben
Thank you so very much. I learned a lot from this video. I have tried researching this topic before but didn't have luck. I really really appreciate this and am thankful for you two!! Thanks again!
+Don't Worry You're so welcome! We loved being able to make it for you and knowing it helped you out makes it so worth it :) Thank you for being a dedicated subscriber...we appreciate it. -Ben & Sarah
I've noticed that lots of nursing homes now serve as drug recovery centers and homeless shelters. 90 year-old residents with 20-40 year-old roomates who blast the music and tv, argue with other young residents....one resident got jumped in the courtyard by other residents because he tried to throw another guy out of his wheelchair over his girlfriend. Drugs are being bought in by family and friends of the residents...its out of control. Some of them are there not because they're sick or old, but because they've no other place to go. Some are morbidly obese, some are junkies, homeless, and they've become accustomed to being placed in a wheelchair and waited on hand and foot. Meanwhile, older residents with serious problems are getting less and less care time. I believe nurses and CNA's should be paid higher wages for this new wave of clients that aides were just not trained to deal with. Especially when serving meals. I don't understand why some of these facilities have CNA's more involved with meal preparation than the dietary staff. People who change diapers all day should not be having such an up and close relationship with the food like that. The trays should come up already prepared like in the hospitals. But some places make them do it all. I can see feeding and assisting, but not a whole nother title sqeezed into CNA for the same pay. I've gotten to work on the 3-11 shift before and found out that I had 29 residents when I was a CNA. 8 were showers. The job paid $12 an hour, lol.
Barbie ever heard of hand-washing?? people who change diapers all day are not dirty!! They can go close to the food. How did u think they eat on their lunch break ,,, naked?
In my nursing home we have mostly an RN and LPN working but as an RN you still need to overlook. Its 33 patients in all but most are critical so it feels like a hospital. The staff shortage and 12hr shifts are stressful sometimes. But this is great information 👍
That is alot of responsibility for a new graduate nurse. I wonder if it would be safer to begin one's career in a hospital rather than be in charge of your shift let's say straight out of the gate in a nursing home.
Really LTC ratio is 24 to 40 pt per nurse. I wish I could have 15! Right now we have low senses and I have about 22 and even though it's a lot, i feel I'm better at caring for my pts and able to do more (residents is what we call them). Rather than just passing out meds and the having to chart on 3 skill and 8 staffing. Plus body audits. Plus it's not just elderly. We have people who just come for therapy, younger with disabilities, and ect. I have several under 50. But great video. I may be switching from Ltc to hospital!
In Florida the legal max of nurse to patient is 40. 40 patients! I was able to learn many skills in the rehab side of nursing home. Surgical care, wounds, TPN, Clysis, PICC lines, etc. Not as many specialties for sure though. Yes, if there is a code forget about it, there's no button on the wall for codes, you just have to start yelling for the most part. There are a lot of differences for sure :) Great video
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There is lots of good information in there.
A point or two to add.
-Patient loads depend on shift in both settings. On my hospital floor, day shift nurses get 4-5 patients, evenings could have 5-6 and noc nurses can have 6-8 patients. Day shift in nursing homes might be 15-30 residents, but at night the ratio could be 30-60 patients per nurse. Granted, most of them will be sleeping (hopefully), but it's worth mentioning.
-I have found that nursing homes in my area offer significantly lower compensation than hospitals ($2-3/hr less and fewer benefits). In addition, I find that hospitals provide more opportunities for bonus pay (shift differentials, extra shift pay, etc.).
+Dan Vanderheiden Thank you for taking the time to give this valuable insight, Dan. I know new nurses & nursing students will find it very helpful!
-Ben
So which one is good for working Nursing home or Hospital?
15 patients in a nursing home? Where? Sign me up!! It's more like 25-40 depending on the shift. At least in Michigan!
Thank you so very much. I learned a lot from this video. I have tried researching this topic before but didn't have luck. I really really appreciate this and am thankful for you two!! Thanks again!
+Don't Worry You're so welcome! We loved being able to make it for you and knowing it helped you out makes it so worth it :) Thank you for being a dedicated subscriber...we appreciate it.
-Ben & Sarah
I've noticed that lots of nursing homes now serve as drug recovery centers and homeless shelters. 90 year-old residents with 20-40 year-old roomates who blast the music and tv, argue with other young residents....one resident got jumped in the courtyard by other residents because he tried to throw another guy out of his wheelchair over his girlfriend. Drugs are being bought in by family and friends of the residents...its out of control. Some of them are there not because they're sick or old, but because they've no other place to go. Some are morbidly obese, some are junkies, homeless, and they've become accustomed to being placed in a wheelchair and waited on hand and foot. Meanwhile, older residents with serious problems are getting less and less care time. I believe nurses and CNA's should be paid higher wages for this new wave of clients that aides were just not trained to deal with. Especially when serving meals. I don't understand why some of these facilities have CNA's more involved with meal preparation than the dietary staff. People who change diapers all day should not be having such an up and close relationship with the food like that. The trays should come up already prepared like in the hospitals. But some places make them do it all. I can see feeding and assisting, but not a whole nother title sqeezed into CNA for the same pay. I've gotten to work on the 3-11 shift before and found out that I had 29 residents when I was a CNA. 8 were showers. The job paid $12 an hour, lol.
Barbie ever heard of hand-washing??
people who change diapers all day are not dirty!! They can go close to the food. How did u think they eat on their lunch break ,,, naked?
Thank you for your honesty, really appreciate you being real
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The med pass in a nursing home is so large that i generally don't know much about my patients.
In my nursing home we have mostly an RN and LPN working but as an RN you still need to overlook. Its 33 patients in all but most are critical so it feels like a hospital. The staff shortage and 12hr shifts are stressful sometimes. But this is great information 👍
That is alot of responsibility for a new graduate nurse. I wonder if it would be safer to begin one's career in a hospital rather than be in charge of your shift let's say straight out of the gate in a nursing home.
Really LTC ratio is 24 to 40 pt per nurse. I wish I could have 15! Right now we have low senses and I have about 22 and even though it's a lot, i feel I'm better at caring for my pts and able to do more (residents is what we call them). Rather than just passing out meds and the having to chart on 3 skill and 8 staffing. Plus body audits.
Plus it's not just elderly. We have people who just come for therapy, younger with disabilities, and ect. I have several under 50.
But great video. I may be switching from Ltc to hospital!
In Florida the legal max of nurse to patient is 40. 40 patients!
I was able to learn many skills in the rehab side of nursing home. Surgical care, wounds, TPN, Clysis, PICC lines, etc. Not as many specialties for sure though.
Yes, if there is a code forget about it, there's no button on the wall for codes, you just have to start yelling for the most part. There are a lot of differences for sure :) Great video
Hi,Iam a foreign nurse which one is the best place to start
hospitals pay more than nursing homes
Do they? Where I live the nursing home pays 4 dollars more than the hospital
@Katherine Gordon depends where you live. Nursing homes in my area pay STNAs 20-25 and RNs 35-50. More qualified nurses even more
Are nursing homes the same as skilled nursing facility?
Yes.
Do i need to write oet/ ielts to work in uk nursing home
Akkada job sir