title: Nursing by numbers.
abstract: In the face of NHS budget cuts, nurses are being asked to justify their workforce numbers. Keith Hurst reviews some of the tools available for calculating staffing levels, examines their pros and cons, and discusses their application.
authors.affiliation: Leeds University Health Sciences and Public Health Research Institute.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D015401:Nursing Administration Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010562:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*