Nursing times
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Effective communication is the cornerstone of good healthcare. Poor communication can have serious consequences for patients and damage the nurse-patient relationship. This article explores how nurses can use communication tools with surgical patients to help relieve anxiety.
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This article examines the literature on nurse to patient ratios to establish the impact on both patients and staff of understaffing on hospital wards. It discusses theories on ideal staff to patient ratios and the resource implications of these, and recommends a number of dynamic and innovative ways to allocate staff.