Computerized nursing staffing: a software evaluation

Authors

  • Irene Mari Pereira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Raquel Rapone Gaidzinski Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Fernanda Maria Togeiro Fugulin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Heloísa Helena Ciqueto Peres Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Valéria Castilho Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Vera Lúcia Mira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional
  • Maria Cristina Komatsu Braga Massarollo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000700010

Keywords:

Personnel management, Nursing staff, Nursing informatics, Software validation

Abstract

The complexity involved in operationalizing the method for nursing staffing, in view of the uncountable variable related to identifying the workload, the effective working time of the staff, and the Technical Security Index (TSI) revealed the need to develop a software program named: Computerized Nursing Staffing (DIPE, in Portuguese acronyms). This exploratory, descriptive study was performed with the objective to evaluate the technical quality and functional performance of DIPE. Participants were eighteen evaluators, ten of whom where nurse faculty or nurse hospital unit managers, and eight health informatics experts. The software evaluation was performed according to norm NBR ISO/IEC 9126-1, considering the features functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, and maintainability. The software evaluation reached positive results and agreement among the evaluators for all the evaluated features. The reported suggestions are important for proposing further improving and enhancing the DIPE.

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Published

2011-12-01

Issue

Vol. 45 (2011): special issue 1

Section

Original Article

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How to Cite

Pereira, I. M., Gaidzinski, R. R., Fugulin, F. M. T., Peres, H. H. C., Lima, A. F. C., Castilho, V., Mira, V. L., & Massarollo, M. C. K. B. (2011). Computerized nursing staffing: a software evaluation. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 45(spe), 1600-1605. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000700010