title: Does your acuity system come up short?
abstract: When nurse managers expressed frustration with their acuity system's estimates, a study determined the system's accuracy and uncovered some common challenges for measuring ICU acuity.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lacovara
mesh_terms: D003325:Coronary Care Units; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload