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Implementing a patient classification system
1PCS Nursing Project Coordinator at Alachua General Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Nursing Management
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
With the assistance of a consultant, an individualized patient classification system (PCS) tool was developed and studies of direct and indirect nursing care were conducted, using over 170 patients in a medical/surgical division. Data were subjected to linear regression techniques and point values ranges and classification categories were established. Also, several significant areas for improvement were identified.