quantify the quality of nursing care by matching patients needs to numbers and kinds of nursing personnel using time as the unit of measure.Patient classifcation systems (PCS)A nurse manager must determine the f:Number of categories in which the pt should be dividedharacteristics of pts per category!ype " number of care procedures that will be needed by a pt per category!ime needed to perform these procedures that will be required# patient can take a bath on his own$ feed himself and perform his A%&.# patient about to discharge$ those non#emergency$ newly admitted do not e'hibit unusual symptoms$ and requires little t'(observation or instruction.CLASSIFICATION CATEGORIESLevel I- SELF or INIAL CARE# patients under this level need some assistance.# e'treme symptoms of their illness must have subside or have not yet appeared.# slight emotional needs$ w( )(* ordered up to +'(shift$ intravenous ,uid or blood transfusion$ are semiconscious and e'hibiting some psychological or social problems- periodic t'$ observation " instructions. Level II- O!ERATE CARE or INTERE!IATE CARE# patients in this category are completely dependent upon the nursing personnel.# they are with marked emotional needs$ w( )(* more than +'(shift$ may be on continuous ./ therapy$ w( chest or abdominal tubes.# require close observation at least +0 mins for impending hemorrhage$ w( or w(o hypo or hypertension" cardiac arrhythmia.Level III- COPLETE or INTENSI"E CARE# Need ma'imum nursing care.# patients need continuous t' " observation- w( many medication$ 1) piggy banks- )(* q 23#+0 mins- hourly output.Level I"- #IG#L$ or SPECIALI%E! CARE