Patient-To-Nurse Ratio
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Workforce
Defining Attributes
Definition
Patient-to-nurse ratio on general nursing units.
Numerator
Number of patients on general surgical and internal medicine nursing units.
Denominator
Number of nurses on general surgical and internal medicine nursing units.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By hospital and shift type (morning/day, afternoon/evening, night).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Belgian KCE Survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025