Background: Nursing workload measurement systems are vital to determine nurse staffing for safe care. The Inpatient Complexity and Assessment and Monitoring to Ensure Optimal Outcomes (CAMEO©) acuity tool provides a standardized language to communicate the acuity and complexity of nursing care in the pediatric inpatient setting.
Design And Methods: A process improvement project was implemented on a pediatric cardiac inpatient unit to utilize the Inpatient CAMEO© tool to inform nurse-patient assignments.