New weapons in the fight
Nursing Standard 1987) 21(7): 1-1
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-6570 PMID: 27724599 DOI: 10.7748/ns.21.7.1.s1Document Number: 237494
NlmCategory="UNASSIGNED">A number of studies from the United States have demonstrated that a high nurse-to-patient ratio produces better patient outcomes and improves nurse retention. Up to now there have been voices who dismissed this data as irrelevant to the UK health service. However, nurses in the UK have always known this response flies in the face of reason.