title: Nurse staffing levels and skill mix in accident and emergency departments.
abstract: This paper examines the history of nurse staffing and skill mix in accident and emergency (A&E) departments, and reports results from a study which examines numbers of staff and relates this to numbers of patients and organisation of work in A&E departments throughout one region. The types of procedures undertaken by nurses and the qualifications they held are also analysed. Conclusions about present variations in staffing in A&E departments are drawn, with recommendations for further study.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ward
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital