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== Purpose/Use of TISS == | == Purpose/Use of TISS == | ||
TISS is the only tool we have at present to quantify the nursing care that is done in ICU's. It is a widely accepted and validated method of classifying critically ill patients which is used for a number of purposes: | TISS is the only tool we have at present to quantify objectively, the nursing care that is done in ICU's. It is a widely accepted and validated method of classifying critically ill patients which is used for a number of purposes: | ||
#Expresses nursing work activities in statistical terms (nursing workload). | #Expresses nursing work activities in statistical terms (nursing workload). | ||
#Establishing nurse-patient ratios in the ICU (matching ICU nurse staffing to ICU needs) | #Establishing nurse-patient ratios in the ICU (matching ICU nurse staffing to ICU needs) | ||