Nursing Logistics Activities in Massive Services

Hybrid patient classification system in nursing logistics activities is discussed in this paper. Hybrid classification model is based on two of the most used competitive artificial neural network algorithms that use learning vector quantization models (LVQ) and self-organizing maps (SOM). In general, the history of patient classification in nursing dates back to the period of Florence Nightingale. The first and the foremost condition for providing quality nursing care, which is measured by care standards, and determined by number of hours of actual care, is the appropriate number of nurses.