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Nurse patient ratio in an intensive care unit on a general care unit we would have a larger ratio. we have had to extend some of those numbers beyond really what we would consider a reasonable patient assignment for a single nurse. . >> you know, we have said because this is what the numbers have shown that this is really a story about the unvaccinated who are filling hospitals because of covid. we know there are people who are there for other reasons and test positive for covid because, you kno...

Strict precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic left patients isolated during already stressful hospital stays. Research indicates that listening to music recruits regions in the brain involved with social interaction and reduces feelings of loneliness. We formed a team of clinicians and clinical musicians to bring music to the bedside, as “psychological first aid.” Our goal was to reduce feelings of anxiety and isolation in patients admitted to the Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s neurosc...