1 [2]. 2  According to a 2007 study on safe staffing in Medical Care, an increase of one registered nurse (RN) per patient was associated with a 24 percent reduction in time spent in the intensive care unit and a 31 percent reduction in time spent in surgical units.
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E): appropriations fund the efforts performed by contractors and government activities required for the Research and Development (R&D) of equipment, material, computer application software, and its Test and Evaluation (T&E) to include Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) and Live-Fire Test ...
According to an analysis of government data, the National Institutes of Health spends between $12 billion and nearly $14.5 billion on animal testing every year.According to NIH documents, about 47 percent of research grants have an animal research-based component.This number has been fairly stable over the last decade. â$14.5 billion could provide a lot of tax relief for Americans.It could help pay down national debt or help prevent a shutdown,â says Anthony Bellotti, founder and executive director of the watchdog group, White Coat Waste Project.$14.5 billion could provide a lot of tax relief for Americans. It could help pay down national debt or help prevent a shutdown,â says Anthony Bellotti, founder and executive director of the watchdog group, White Coat Waste Project.