Nursing workload in specialized Semi-intensive Therapy unit: workforce size criteria

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Armando Dos Santos Trettene¹  Aline Godoi Luiz¹  Ana Paula Ribeiro Razera¹  Thaís De Oliveira Maximiano¹  Flavia Maria Ravagnani Neves Cintra¹  Laressa Manfio Monteiro¹ 

关键词: Workload;    Nursing;    Nursing Staff;    Cleft Lip;    Cleft Palate;    Intensive Care Units;    Carga de Trabajo;    Enfermería;    Personal de Enfermería;    Labio Leporino;    Fisura del Paladar;    Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos;    Carga de Trabalho;    Enfermagem;    Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem;    Fenda Labial;    Fissura Palatina;    Unidades de Terapia Intensiva;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000600012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractOBJECTIVE To assess the nursing workload (NW) in Semi-intensive Therapy Unit, specialized in the care of children with Craniofacial anomalies and associated syndromes; to compare the amount of workforce required according to the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) and the COFEN Resolution 293/04.METHOD Cross-sectional study, whose sample was composed of 72 patients. Nursing workload was assessed through retrospective application of the NAS.RESULTS the NAS mean was 49.5%. Nursing workload for the last day of hospitalization was lower in patients being discharged to home (p<0.001) and higher on the first compared to last day of hospitalization (p< 0.001). The number of professionals required according to NAS was superior to the COFEN Resolution 293/04, being 17 and 14, respectively.CONCLUSION the nursing workload corresponded to approximately 50% of the working time of nursing professional and was influenced by day and outcome of hospitalization. The amount of professionals was greater than that determined by the existing legislation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License