Research of Classification of Nursing Units Based on Cluster Analysis
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the application of cluster analysis for fair and objective classification of nursing units,so as to provide reference for nursing performance appraisal and deployment of human resources,which are separated from doctors.Methods First,gathering the subjective evaluation of nurses themselves by sampling questionnaires with rating scales,most of which are self designed,and some provided by companies.Then classifying the nursing units based on results of cluster analysis,and objective performing data.Results All 78 nursing units are classified into 5 levels.The first level is consisted of 9 nursing units,followed by 21 and 22 in the next two levels,and the last two levels are made of 12 and 14 nursing units correspondingly.Conclusion The clustering value has comprehensively and fairly reflected the workload,difficulty and risk of each nursing units,thus it can act as the classification coefficient,which can provide reference for evaluation of performance and department management.
Keywords：nursing unitclassificationcluster analysissubjective appraisalobjective data
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 62-64 )