Great expectations.
In response to 'When the pressure piles up' (reader's panel, June 1), I am a staff nurse on a surgical ward and under constant pressure. There should be a legal cap of a maximum of eight patients that any nurse should look aft er in a day. I don't get any opportunities to spend quality time with my patients, which is something I should be doing as a nurse.
Robert
R
Quinn
D002055:Burnout, Professional; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards*