Abstract Introduction The Intensive Care Unit is a resource intense service with a high
nursing workload per patient resulting in a low ratio of patients per nurse. This review aims …

Introduction The impact of the care for COVID-19 patients on nursing workload and planning
nursing staff on the Intensive Care Unit has been huge. Nurses were confronted with a high …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on nursing practice in
intensive care unit and consequently, on workload. Objective To assess the nurse-patient …

On February 20th 2020, our mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation service retrieved
a 66-year-old male with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from a hospital …

Objectives To review current methods for informing nurse workforce decisions in critical
care. Many clinical outcomes are worse if staffing is inadequate. Workforce planning is …

Purpose The evaluation of nursing workload is a common practice in intensive care units
(ICUs). It allows the calculation of an optimal nurse/patient ratio (N/P) which is a major …

Aim In order to ensure patient safety and quality of care, it is important to consider factors
which may impact on nursing workloads. This study aimed to investigate the simultaneous …

Background Understanding factors that can potentially influence patient care and nursing
workload in intensive care units is important. Previous studies have shown contradictory …

Abstract Introduction The Nursing Activities Score (NAS) measures the amount of nursing
time required for each patient and it has been widely used across Europe since its first …

The unexpected outbreak and the drastic measures required to cope with the COVID-19
pandemic have rapidly changed intensive care unit (ICU) activity. COVID-19 patients more …