학술논문
Caregiver-patient ratio: Capturing census and staffing variability.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*NURSING
*PATIENTS
*HOSPITALS
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Language
ISSN
0746-1739
Abstract
Proposes a metric for quantifying nursing unit resource needs that is more sensitive to patients' rapid turnover and shorter length of stay in United States hospitals. Need for capturing intra-day census and/or demand-supply variations; Criteria for developing a new system for quantifying nursing unit resource needs.