According to the infographic, a 10 percent increase in nurses equals a 4 percent decrease in patient death, and providers adding one additional registered nurse on average see 9 percent fewer deaths in the ICU, 16 percent fewer deaths in surgical patients and 6 percent fewer deaths in medical patients.
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