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. 2008;2008:268–272.

Table 1.

The number of nurses managing various numbers and degrees of patients with high BMI.

Encounters with High BMI Patients Number of Nurses (Percentage of Total %)
> 35 kg/m2 (78 Patients) > 40 kg/m2 (26 Patients) > 45 kg/m2 (6 Patients)
0 18 (19.8) 35 (38.5) 67 (73.6)
1 13 (14.3) 21 (23.1) 20 (22.0)
2 10 (11.0) 13 (14.3) 4 (4.4)
3 6 (6.6) 8 (8.8)
4 4 (4.4) 12 (13.2)
5 8 (8.8)
6 10 (11.0) 2 (2.2)
7 7 (7.7)
8 2 (2.2)
9 2 (2.2)
10 5 (5.5)
11 2 (2.2)
12 2 (2.2)
13 1 (1.1)
14 1 (1.1)