title: Implementing a patient classification system.
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.
authors.affiliation: PCS Nursing Project Coordinator at Alachua General Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martorella
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000145:classification*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016526:Workload