Nursing Activities Score and the cost of nursing care required and available.OBJECTIVE
 To estimate the cost of nursing care required and available through the use of the Nursing Activities Score.


 Data collection included variables of the patients, nursing professionals and nursing workload measured by the Nursing Activities Score.  The cost of nursing care required identified through the application of the Nursing Activities Score, which is higher than the cost of available care, indicates the need to adjust the number of professionals to meet patients' demands.
Nursing Activities Score
To estimate the cost of nursing care required and available through the use of the Nursing Activities Score.


 Data collection included variables of the patients, nursing professionals and nursing workload measured by the Nursing Activities Score.  The cost of nursing care required identified through the application of the Nursing Activities Score, which is higher than the cost of available care, indicates the need to adjust the number of professionals to meet patients' demands.
the Nursing Activities Score