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Table 7 Counts of patients and patient care staff on December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005

From: Effect of electronic patient record use on mortality in End Stage Renal Disease, a model chronic disease: retrospective analysis of 9 years of prospectively collected data

 

Patient care staff

Staff per 100 Patients

 

Study Units*

USRDS

Study Units

USRDS

Patients**

 

624

326, 574

NA

NA

Staff (Full-time equivalents)***

Total patient care staff

86

60,112

13.79

18.41

Nurses (RNs and LPNs)

34

25,109

5.45

7.69

Patient care technicians

39.5

27,466

6.33

8.41

Dietitians

5.75

3,675

0.92

1.13

Social workers

6.75

3,863

1.08

1.18

  1. * Data are means of counts at the end of years 2004 and 2005.
  2. ** Patients treated by hemodialysis and by peritoneal dialysis.
  3. *** Staff who care for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. One part-time employee is considered equivalent to 0.5 full-time employee.
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