From: Stress in nursing staff: a comparative analysis between intensive care units and general medicine units
ICU
GMU
Beds/unit
8
35
P<0.001
Admissions/year
352
1291
Nurses/unit
19
15
Physicians/unit
12
7
Age
32
30
Hours/week
36
37
n.s.
Nights/month
6
5
P<0.005
Patients/nurse
2
29