The long term objective is to develop and test a Patient Classification System (PCS) for use in ambulatory care. PCSs are important for determining nurse staffing levels, establishing costs of care, variable billing for nursing services, studying trends in patient needs for nursing care, and providing a framework for nursing practice. While there are many PCSs in hospitals, few have been developed or adapted for use in ambulatory care which is one of the fastest growing areas of health care. The use of ambulatory care is expected to increase due to fiscal pressures and efforts to shift the escalating costs of inpatient health care. To effectively and efficiently meet the growing demand, administrators need reliable and valid measures of nursing intensity which are sufficiently versatile to serve several purposes and also appropriate for the diverse types of patient populations and health care services seen in ambulatory care settings. Dr. Prescott has developed a conceptually derived and psychometrically tested inpatient measure of nursing intensity, the Patient Intensity for Nursing Index (PINI). This project will adapt and test the Patient Intensity for Nursing: Ambulatory Care (PINAC) for reliability in six ambulatory care clinics located within a major teaching hospital.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I (R43)
Project #
1R43NR002958-01A1
Application #
3503814
Study Section
Nursing Research Study Section (NURS)
Project Start
1992-09-15
Project End
1994-03-14
Budget Start
1992-09-15
Budget End
1994-03-14
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Namerow and Associates, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21230