新西兰医院的护士从2022年到2024年严重短缺,有些单位每班有多达900名护士缺勤。 New Zealand's hospitals had severe nurse shortages from 2022 to 2024, with up to 900 nurses missing per shift in some units.

根据护士组织的一份信息度量报告,新西兰医院在2022年至2024年期间面临严重的护士短缺,平均59家公立医院每班有635名专职同等护士失踪。 New Zealand hospitals faced significant nurse shortages between 2022 and 2024, averaging 635 full-time equivalent nurses missing per shift across 59 public hospitals, according to an Infometrics report for the Nurses Organisation. 癌症、心脏病和创伤治疗单位的缺勤最为严重,这些地区49%的轮班人手不足,而精神卫生病房和急诊部门也面临长期的缺口。 Shortages were worst in cancer, heart, and trauma units, with 49% of shifts in these areas understaffed, while mental health wards and emergency departments also faced chronic gaps. 在某些轮班中,护士短缺超过900名,某些病房在90%的时间里人手不足。 Some shifts saw shortages exceeding 900 nurses, and certain wards were understaffed over 90% of the time. 报告质疑关于配备足够工作人员的要求,并敦促根据病人的需要提供资金,以确保安全。 The report challenges claims of adequate staffing and urges funding based on patient need to ensure safety.