title: Position statement on nurse-patient ratios in critical care.
abstract: The level of nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in critical care environments is a controversial issue. Tracy Pilcher and Mandy Odell review the literature and examine some of the main factors that influence staffing levels. The British Association of Critical Care Nurses' (BACCN) position statement is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Therapy Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pilcher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odell
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*