Patient intensity in an ambulatory oncology research center: a step forward for the field of ambulatory care.
Nursing leaders in ambulatory care need to objectively quantify patient intensity to balance patient care needs and nursing resources. In this three-part series the current literature on acuity/intensity tools will be reviewed, and the development of an Ambulatory Intensity System (AIS) to objectively quantify the nursing care will be described.
Cusack
Georgie
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Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jones-Wells
Antoinette
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Chisholm
Laura
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States