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I had to google the ratio of patients to nurses in various countries, because 2:1 seemed very low. In Germany it is 13:1 under normal circumstances and accordin
by orbifold 7y ago
I had to google the ratio of patients to nurses in various countries, because 2:1 seemed very low. In Germany it is 13:1 under normal circumstances and according to a German newspaper it is 5.3 : 1 on average in the US. So something very unusual is going on at your wives hospital or the number of ICU nurses per patient is just higher than in normal stations.
- markbnj 7y agoIt could be that it's a small regional hospital, or it could be something else, I don't know. It could be that the statistics are measuring something different. She's been on the cardiac critical care unit (converted to negative pressure covid-19 ICU beds for the duration) for 12 years so I suspect she's at least as aware of the normal ratio as google.
- tangue 7y agoIt depends of which unit. In an intensive care unit the norm is 1:1 or 2:1. Lies and statistics ...
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