(ANSA) - Rome, June 18 - A body representing Italian nurses
said Tuesday that lives are in danger because of a shortage of
pediatric nurses.
The National Federation of Nurse Guilds (FNOPI) said that
while, according to safety standards, a nurse should follow four
patients at time, in pediatric wards and hospitals they are
actually doing an average of 6.6 patients.
"The mortality risk after 30 days increases by 7% for every
extra patient," FNOPI said.
"With two and a half patients more, that goes up to 17-18%.
"Then adding on the data for the missing nursing activity and
the mortality risk for children in hospital reaches 25-26%
(more)".
Alarm sounded over pediatric nurses
Nurses in children's wards have too many patients say guilds