Patient severity as an indicator of nursing workload in the intensive care unit

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Why the study?

Does clinical severity measured by APACHE II predict daily nursing workload in ICU patients?

Population

138 patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the General University Hospital of Patras over a 5-month…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Daily during ICU stay

Authors

Discussion

Admission APACHE II may inform early ICU nursing workload estimates; leaves open prospective validation before guiding staffing.

Does clinical severity measured by APACHE II predict daily nursing workload in ICU patients?

Population

138 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the General University Hospital of Patras over a 5-month period

Intervention

Clinical severity assessment using Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score on the day of admission

Outcome

Daily nursing workload measured by Projet de Recherche en Nursing (PRN) Réa score

Clinical severity measured by APACHE II on admission is an early indicator of daily nursing workload in the ICU.

Kiekkas et al. (2007) studied this question.

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