As the Nurse Manager of Grady Hospital, you are tasked with creating a staffing plan and corresponding budget for a new 16 bed medical/surgical unit. Community standard caregiver-to-patient ratios are 1-4 on day shift and 1-6 on night shift for RNs. Nurse tech ratios average 1-6 on day shift and 1-12 on night shift. What would be the nurse to patient ratio at night? What would be the nurse tech ratio during day shift and night shift?
