title: Our nurse-patient ratio is dropping and we are now employing unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs).
authors.affiliation: Wright, Constable & Skeen, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McBride
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload