Safe workloads in midwifery standard
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چکیده
There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating the impact of midwifery workloads on the outcomes for women and their babies [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Queensland has now commenced implementation of nurse/midwife-to-patient ratios in response to evidence demonstrating improved outcomes related to staffing and work environments in nursing and midwifery [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]. Evidence within the nursing sector clearly demonstrates an increase in a nurse’s workload by one patient increases the likelihood of an inpatient dying by 7% [12]. Within Queensland, midwives and nurses have repeatedly expressed concerns around unsafe workloads and patient safety [13] [14] [15].
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