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Table 4
Comparison of nurse staffing of Germany with various European countries and the US according to [65].
Country | Number of patients per nurse (examined plus assistants in nursing) | Number of patients per examined nurse |
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Germany | 10.5 | 13.0 |
Belgium | 7.9 | 10.7 |
Poland | 7.2 | 10.5 |
Spain | 6.8 | 12.6 |
Greece | 6.2 | 10.2 |
Finland | 5.3 | 8.3 |
Ireland | 5.0 | 6.9 |
Netherland | 5.0 | 7.0 |
Switzerland | 5.0 | 7.9 |
Sweden | 4.2 | 7.7 |
Norway | 3.3 | 5.4 |
US | 3.6 | 5.3 |