PATIENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS
This essay discusses Patient Classification Systems (PCS) for diverse patient populations. PCS assist nurse managers in determining the correct staffing and workload requirements. There are three common types of PCS. Descriptive PCS are purely subjective, and nurses choose the most appropriate category for patients. The second is the checklist system. Here, the function of management …
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