Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen
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Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes · Apr 2021
[Special care needs of very low birthweight preterm infants calculated from routine data: A 5-year analysis].
The quality assurance directive for very low birthweight preterm infants (QFR-RL) by the German Federal Joint Committee calls for fixed nurse-to-patient ratios (NPRs) in neonatal intensive care, leading to considerable difficulties for staff planners, especially in smaller hospitals, as an extensive pool of nursing staff is required to ensure compliance with guidelines. Reliable parameters are therefore needed to provide a valid basis for staff planning. ⋯ This approach facilitates prospective planning which is in line with the FTEs required by the QFR-RL and based on remunerated DRGs; however, it is not supposed to replace shift-specific documentation.