Nurse Patient Ratio

Zhu et al. (2012) concluded that more nurse staff per patient will have significant positive impact on patient outcomes. This research article is important because it shows high nurse to patient ratios are effective patients all over the world not just in North America. This study shows that nurses are feeling the burden of trying to get all patient related tasks completed in a given shift but are having major issues completing them due to inadequate staffing.
In conclusion, nurses play important roles to meet the unique needs of patients including providing care for patients. The care provided depends on the needs and requirements of a particular patient. Usually patients are at different stages of illness and as a result, some need more