Measuring patient acuity and nursing care needs in South Korea: application of a new patient classification system

• Main Authors: Jeounghee Kim (Author), TaeRim Kang (Author), Hyun-Ju Seo (Author), So-Young Seo (Author), Myoungsook Kim (Author), Youngsun Jung (Author), Jinhyun Kim (Author), Jung- Bok Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An accurate and reliable patient classification system (PCS) can help inform decisions regarding adequate assignments for nurse staffing. This study aimed to evaluate the criterion validity of the Asan Patient Classification System (APCS), a new tertiary hospital-specific PCS, by...