A busy neurologic ICU and step-down unit most likely would use which patient classification system?
a. Factor evaluation
b. Prototype evaluation
c. Hybrid system
d. AHRQ system
ANS: A
A factor evaluation system is considered more objective than a prototype evaluation system. It gives each task, thought process, and patient care activity a time or rating. Some patient types with a single healthcare focus, such as maternal deliveries or outpatient surgical patients, would be appropriately classified with a prototype system. Patients with more complex care needs and a less predictable disease course, such as those with pneumonia or stroke, are more appropriately evaluated with a factor system.
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