Prioritization
Prioritization is the activity that arranges items or activities in order of importance relative to each other.[1][2]
In the context of medical evaluation it is the establishment of the importance or the urgency of actions that are necessary to preserve the welfare of client or patient.[3] In the clinical context, establishing priorities aids in the rationale and justification for the use of limited resources. Priority setting is influenced by time, money, and expertise.[4] A risk priority number assessment is one way to establish priorities that may be difficult to establish in a health care setting.[5]
Software has been designed to assist professionals in establishing priorities in a specific business setting.[6]
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Creating a list may be the first step in establishing priorities.
See also[]
- Cause prioritization
- Deliberative democracy
- Politics
- Triage
- Value
- Zeitgeist
References[]
- ^ ""Prioritization" in Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition". Dictionary.com. 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Prioritization – definition of prioritization". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Definition of prioritization by Medical dictionary". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Jeffreys, M (2016). Priorization. Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8261-1996-4. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Risk Priority Number". Institute for Healthcare Improvement. 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Partho (February 18, 2009). "Top 10 Time Management Software for Windows". Gaea News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
External links[]
- Priority from Wiktionary
- Library resources in your library and in other libraries about Prioritization
Quotations related to Prioritization at Wikiquote
Categories:
- Time management
- Clinical data management
- Clinical research
- Nursing informatics
- Nursing theory
- Evaluation