A gap between need and reality: neonatal nursing staff requirements on a German intensive care unit

Recently, new staffing rules for neonatal nurses in intensive care units (ICU) were issued in Germany, using categories of care of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine as blueprint. Neonates on intensive care require a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1, on intensive surveillance (high dependenc...

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Main Authors: Christian Patry, Monika Schindler, Julia Reinhard, Steffen Hien, Süha Demirakca, Thomas Böhler, Thomas Schaible
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5186