NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING AT THE ADULT ICU OF A PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITAL

Cogitare Enfermagem

关键词: Personnel downsizing;    Intensive care units;    Nursing team;    Personnel management;    Workload;   

DOI  :  http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i1.50306

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective was to dimension the nursing staff at an Intensive Care Unit for adults in the state of Paraná and compare it with the existing staff. Cross-sectional research using a documentary source. The data were collected during 122 uninterrupted days between June and September 2016 – concerning the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and daily Nursing Activities Score of the patient sample (n=128); and concerning the professionals working at the sector. The collected data were subject to descriptive statistical analysis, application ofanintensivecarestaffdimensioningequationandadjustmentofthedimensionedstafftotheprofessional category according to the new Resolution by the Brazilian Federal Nursing Council, No.543/2017. The average Nursing Activities Score at the unit was 1514.89. The comparison between the dimensioned (n=87) and the actual staff (n=60) revealed a shortage of 38 nurses and a surplus of 11 nursing technicians. The actual staff does not correspond to the need for nurses.

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