title: Patient intensity in an ambulatory oncology research center: step forward for the field of ambulatory care--part III.
abstract: Nursing leaders in ambulatory care need to objectively quantify patient intensity to balance patient care needs and nursing resources. The day-to-day application of the Ambulatory Intensity System (AIS) is illustrated in this final article of a three-part series that reviewed current literature on acuity/intensity tools, and described the development of an AIS system to objectively quantify the nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Georgie
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cusack
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chisholm
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; 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