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KMID : 0614820030090030379
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2003 Volume.9 No. 3 p.379 ~ p.389
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Estimation of nursing costs by Patient Classification System(PCS) in general nursing units
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Park Jung-Ho
Song Mi-Sook
Sung Young-Hee
Sim Won-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The objective of our study was to figure out roses of nursing services in general nursing units based on the PC;S in order to determine an appropriate nursing fee schedule.
Method: The data were collected from 8 hospitiils from September 9 to Ckaober 3, ~~0`L. The costs of nursing services in general nursing units was analyzed by nursing hours based on the nursing intensity. The inpatient in the general nursing units were classified by Park´s PCS tool(Z000).
Results: The distribution of patients by PCS ranged from class I to Class DI in general nursing units. The higher PCS in general nursing units consumed more nursing hours. As a result, the higher nursing intensity, the more the daily average nursing costs in general nursing units.
Condusion: We found that the higher PCS, the more the daily average nursing costs in general nursing units. In conclusion, our study provides the evidence to refine the current nursing fee schedule that it does not differentiated from the vohune of nursing services based on the nursing hours.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing Costs, Nursing fee schedule, Patient Classification System
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