When it comes to nurse to patient ratios, what effects do you feel that the ratios have on both patient and nurse safety? When it comes to the nurse to patient ratio it seems to be causing issues for the patient, such as medication errors, nosocomial infections as well as stress, burnout and compact fatigue in nurses. When there is more patients and not enough staff to accommodate those the patient’s, it puts the patient at risk for inadequate care. The ratios tend to put a lot of burden on the staff…
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