Table 4 Nurse Staffing Hours
From: The association between nurse staffing and hospital outcomes in injured patients
Hours of nursing care per patient-day | Â |
|---|---|
 Registered-nurse, median hours (inter-quartile range) | 6.3 (5.3, 7.1) |
 Licensed-practical nurse, median hours (inter-quartile range) | 0.20 (0.09, 0.33) |
 Nurses' Aide, median hours (inter-quartile range) | 1.4 (1.1, 2.3) |
 Total, median hours (inter-quartile range) | 7.9 (6.9, 9.2) |
Total hours of Licensed Nursing care per day, median hours (IQR) range) | 6.6 (5.7, 7.4) |
Proportion of Total Licensed Nursing Time (%) | Â |
 Registered-nurse, median % (inter-quartile range) | 96.9 (95.0, 98.4) |
 Licensed-practical nurse, median % (inter-quartile range) | 3.1 (1.6, 5.0) |