title: [Influence of personnel staffing on patient care and nursing in German intensive care units. Descriptive study on aspects of patient safety and stress indicators of nursing].
abstract: In this article selected results of a descriptive study on personnel staffing and patient care in German intensive care units are presented and discussed. The main focus is on comparing features of personnel staffing with indicators of the job situation and patient care. The study is based on a standardized survey of nursing managers from 535 intensive care units carried out in 2011. The results show that a low nurse-patient ratio in intensive care units has a tendency to cause higher risks in patient care and also in other stress indicator situations, such as absenteeism.
authors: Deutsches Institut für angewandte Pflegeforschung e.V., Hülchrather Strasse 15, Köln, Germany. m.isfort@dip.de
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mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D005858:Germany; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009313:National Health Programs; D061214:Patient Safety; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D000078329:Workforce