Table 5

Model results for two internal medicine wards.

Ward

Available regular beds

Weekdays

Weekend/holidays

No of nurses according to model

Early

Evening

Night

Early

Evening

Night

Internal Medicine

18

Number of beds

18

17

17

16

16

16

19.1

(F6ZU)

Nurse-patient ratios

4

6

8

4

6

8

Nurses needed

5

3

2

4

3

2

Internal Medicine

16

Number of beds

16

15

15

15

15

15

17.7

(F7NO)

Nurse-patient ratios

4

6

8

4

6

8

Nurses needed

4

3

2

4

3

2

Total

34

Number of beds

34

32

32

31

31

31

36.8

Nurse-patient ratios

4

6

8

4

6

8

Nurses needed

9

6

4

8

6

4

One ward

34

Number of beds

33

32

31

31

31

31

33.6

F6ZU+ F7NO

Nurse-patient ratios

4

6

8

4

6

8

Nurses needed

8

5

4

8

5

4

Difference

1

1

1

1

3.2

Elkhuizen et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:196   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-196