British Columbias Ministry of Health has established nurse-to-patient ratios that will be used in hospitals across the province to improve workload standards.
The six new minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are:
General medical/surgical inpatient: one nurse to four patients
Palliative: one nurse to three patients
Focused care: one nurse to three patients
High acuity/step down: one nurse to two patients
Intensive care: one nurse to one patient
Rehabilitation: one nurse to five patients during the day and evening, and one nurse to seven patients at night
新聞報導,加拿大卑詩省政府正在建立醫院護理機構護士與患者的比例,以便改善醫療工作標準:
普通內科/外科住院病房:1:4
安寧緩和醫療:1:3
集中(特殊)護理病房:1:3
高敏銳/降壓病房:1:2
重症監護病房:1:1
康復病房:白天 1:5,晚上 1:7
不知道台灣的辛苦護士們看了感覺如何?