title: Nursing dependency scoring: measuring the total workload.
abstract: This article discusses the issues surrounding the measurement of nursing work. The authors highlight a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey of critical care units which identified the extent of the use of patient scoring systems. The authors also examine the implications of using scoring systems to determine nursing workload and estimate staffing requirements.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Endacott
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chellel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016526:Workload