Examination of nursing dependency for admission fee and measurement of nurses' work load for nursing care.

In April 2006, a system called seven-to-one nursing system was newly introduced in acute medicine which requires intense nursing care. In April 2008, a survey was conducted using "Assessment Sheet regarding Severity of Disease / Degree of Necessity of Nursing Care at General Wards", and obligation was established to fulfill certain requirements in medical institutions which collect the basic admission charge for the seven-to-one system. This survey is not a tool developed to investigate the amount of care required for patients but to measure the standard for the facility level.