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Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine 5/2018

26.12.2017 | Letter

Are nurses ready to help to improve cost-effectiveness? A multicentric national survey on knowledge of costs among ICU paramedical staff

verfasst von: Romain Hernu, Martin Cour, Laurent Argaud, on behalf of the “Costs in French ICU” Study Group

Erschienen in: Intensive Care Medicine | Ausgabe 5/2018

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The whole hospital workforce is nowadays compelled to accept greater responsibility for controlling healthcare expenses [1]. Nurses are in the front line to ensure proper use of drugs and consumables, and could have an important role to face the challenge of cost-containment, including in intensive care units (ICUs). Being aware of costs is, however, the first step to incorporate cost-consciousness into daily practice [2]. Owing to a lack of published data on cost-awareness among paramedical staff, we therefore aimed to assess the current knowledge of nurses regarding the costs of common medical prescriptions and devices in the ICU. …
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Titel
Are nurses ready to help to improve cost-effectiveness? A multicentric national survey on knowledge of costs among ICU paramedical staff
verfasst von
Romain Hernu
Martin Cour
Laurent Argaud
on behalf of the “Costs in French ICU” Study Group
Publikationsdatum
26.12.2017
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Intensive Care Medicine / Ausgabe 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-5032-5

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