I am currently working in an LDRP unit that does an average of 800 deliveries a year. Our staffing matrix doesn't seem to be working. Does anyone have some guidelines they would be willig to share? We need some help. Thanks
Staffing an LDRP unit
Funny thing about staffing for a LDRP you almost have to staff for the unexpected, 4 years ago I was working in a LDRP and we had 14 rooms and we staffed a minimum of 5-6 on days and 4-5 on nights as the nurse had to stay with the baby for 4 hours of transition that did get complicated and we eventually abandoned the LDRP concept for the LDR model and actually opened a postpartum unit and things are going smoother as of a few months ago. I hope that helps, Our ratios were Mother/ baby 3 -4 couplets to 1 nurse and 1-2 labor patients to 1 nurse and of course 1 nurse per transitioning baby got really bad on some days
