Nursing workload in an intensive care unit and its relation with nosocomial infection incidence

• Main Authors: Rosana Alameda Varela (Author), Isabel Cerrillo González (Author), Sonia García Gómez (Author), Gloria Rollán Rodríguez (Author), Cristina Quirós Herranz (Author), Montserrat Martínez Lareo (Author), Francisco Javier Carmona Monge (Author), Ana Jara Pérez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nosocomial infection is one of the most common causes of adverse events and complications related to health care. Development of nosocomial infection is associated with an increase in hospital stay and mortality and an overall increase in health care costs. Knowing the incidence of nosocomial infect...