Staff ratios in intensive care: are they adequate?

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The Department of Health (DoH) (2000) review of adult critical care services recommends a move away from the rigid 1:1 nurse/patient staffing ratio that operates within intensive care units (ICUs) to a more flexible system based on the assessment of nursing workload.

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Published in: British Journal of Nursing

Volume 9, Issue 13, pp. 817-817

DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2000.9.13.12437

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Staff ratios in intensive care: are they adequate?

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