Is there a dialysis RN to dialysis patient ratio specifically a patient ratio for the charge nurse?
The MBON does not have a nurse-patient ratio or charge nurse to patient ratio for any setting. Patient outcome, missed orders, change in patient condition that were not followed up on etc, would serve as evidence that the nurse to patient ratio was insufficient. The MBON would not investigate unless the MBON had a complaint. The charge nurse to patient ratio would be examined by the same elements as above. The following elements would also be considered: number of patients the charge nurse RN is assigned to; number of unlicensed nurses the charge nurse RN must supervise; the experience that each licensed nurse may have in hemodialysis; the acuity level of each client; how brittle each client may be in responding to the dialysis procedure; number of CNA-DT and experience level of each CNA-DT that each staff nurse must supervise; etc.
