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 …

Abstract Background Within French intensive care units (ICUs), patients are treated with two
levels of care (intensive or intermediate) with different nurse-to-patient ratios legally defined …

Introduction: Nursing activities score scales are valuable instruments for assessing the
quality of nursing care provided in critically ill patients and easy to use in validating nurse …

This study focuses on the adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) for
use in Latvian intensive care units (ICUs) to measure nursing workload. The NAS, widely …

Objectives: To validate the conceptual framework of “criticality,” a new pediatric inpatient
severity measure based on physiology, therapy, and therapeutic intensity calibrated to care …

Objective: to describe the implementation of the Patient Classification System and the
dimensioning of the nursing staff in a pediatric inpatient unit. Method: a descriptive, cross …

Background According to the perception of nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU), surgical
patients need more nursing care, thus requiring higher nursing workloads for these patients …

AI has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare system, particularly in the intensive care
unit, by streamlining processes and improving patient outcomes. This study investigates the …

Background. The workload of nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU) can affect the quality of
nursing services. Aim. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the nursing …

Background The Intensive Care Unit Complexity Assessment and Monitoring to Ensure
Optimal Outcomes (ICU CAMEO III) acuity tool measures patient acuity in terms of the …