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Wednesday 11 May 2016

Quality of patient care in the critical care unit in relation to nurse patient ratio: A descriptive study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing: Article in Press
Falk AC,  Wallin EM

Intensive care is one of the most resource-intensive forms of medical care due to severely ill patients that are cared for in units with high staffing levels. Nursing's impact on the health of patients has shown that the number of nurses per patient and nurse education effects patient outcome. However, there are a lack of studies investigating highly specialised nurses in intensive care and their relation to patient outcome.

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