Daniela Lehwaldt

TL;DR: A meta-analysis involving 175,755 patients admitted to the intensive care unit and/or cardiac/cardiothoracic units showed that a higher nurse staffing level decreased the risk of inhospital mortality by 14% and more studies need to be conducted to offset the paucity and weaknesses of research in this area.

TL;DR: In an era of increasing accountability together with the impetus for each nurse to provide evidence-based care, it is crucial for individual nurse responsibility in the pursuit of knowledge in this area.

TL;DR: The challenges to transform healthcare gaps of access into a better distribution of health care in all countries would constitute a systematic change in policy including providing education and training for doctors and nurses that will match the skills needed in the workplace.

TL;DR: To analyse graduating nursing students’ self‐assessed competence level in Europe at graduation, at the beginning of nursing career, the level of confidence in the profession is compared with the rest of the world.