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Nurse workload and inexperienced medical staff members are associated with seasonal peaks in severe adverse events in the adult medical intensive care unit: a seven-year prospective study.

August 10, 2016

Faisy C, Davagnar C, Ladiray D, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2016;62:60-70.

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Higher patient-to-nurse staffing ratios have been linked to worse patient outcomes. In this 8-year observational cohort study in a single intensive care unit, increased patient-to-nurse staffing ratios and arrival of inexperienced resident physicians were associated with higher rates of adverse events including unexpected cardiac arrest, unanticipated extubation, and readmission.

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