An advantage of the factor-type patient classification system is:
a. ongoing workload for nurses to classify patients.
b. capturing holistic patient needs.
c. data are readily available.
d. capturing typical nursing time.
C
An advantage of the factor-type patient classification system is that data are generally readily
available. Disadvantages of the factor-type system are ongoing workload for the nurse in classifying
patients every day, higher acuity levels, system does not holistically capture the patient's needs, and
the factor system calculates nursing time needed for a typical nurse.
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