title: Costing the nursing service of patient education.
abstract: Patient Classification Systems (PCS) are one method of determining nursing service cost of patient education. A teaching classification study compares the value that different PCSs place on this aspect of nursing care. Through this comparison, information obtained helps nurses objectively update existing patient classification systems and provides guidelines for developing a system to include patient education.
authors.forename: P Q
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Bourie
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000191:economics; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification