In hospital inpatient units, where there is a high demand for staffing, do lower nurse-to-patient ratios promote better patient care?

PICO question: In hospital inpatient units, where there is a high demand for staffing, do lower nurse-to-patient ratios promote better patient care?

Choose a topic of interest for a needed change in practice (e.g., nosocomial infections, hospital readmissions, skin breakdown, falls, patient satisfaction, nurse-to-patient ratios), preferably a problem related to your area of practice.
Formulate a PICO questions (Problem-Intervention-Comparison-Outcomes).
Seek approval from your instructor for the problem identified, and the PICO question.
Do not start working on the paper before getting approved for the problem and PICO question
Choose 5 or more research studies on the topic, which may be quantitative or qualitative or a combination of both.
Follow the included rubric.
Examine the included exemplar papers for an idea of the order and design of papers.

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