Comparison of patient classification systems for dimensioning nursing staff
Jéssica Azevedo Guardalupe,
Ivana Duarte Brum,
Débora Francisco do Canto
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To compare nursing staff workload and dimensioning measured by two patient classification systems. Method: Cross-sectional study, developed in a clinical inpatient unit of a large hospital in southern Brazil, between June and August 2022. Included patients (n = 260) were assessed through two different patient classification systems. The dimensioning calculation provided by the standard and descriptive statistics were applied. Results: Of the total number of patients, 1,248 classifications were per… Show more
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