title: Measurement of patient dependency in the intensive care unit.
abstract: A simple method of evaluating actual patient dependency is presented and a suggestion made as to how this dependency can be correlated with nursing staff levels. It is proposed that each ICU work out the trends in its work load according to this system.
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013997:Time Factors; D000078329:Workforce