Patient‐related complexity of nursing care in acute care hospitals – an updated concept

Rational The interest in complexity of nursing care has grown in science and practice in recent years because of changed patient profiles and higher average levels of patient acuity in acute care hospitals. Aim The aim of this study was to redefine the concept of patient‐related ‘complexity of nursing care’ in acute care hospitals. Design The hybrid model for concept development was chosen. Methods In a first theoretical phase, we performed a...