title: Validation of a patient classification through evaluation of the nursing staff degree of occupation.
abstract: The instrument of evaluation of the degree of occupation of nursing staff is centered on the activities of the staff. It generates an index indicating how "busy" the staff is during a given shift on a particular unit. It can be used to validate a patient classification system by level of nursing resources requirements.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011792:Quebec; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D000078329:Workforce