Nursing workload to verify nurse/patient ratio in a cardiology ICU
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342008000400009Keywords:
Intensive Care Units, Workload, Nursing care, Nursing staff, hospitalAbstract
This is a descriptive study, aiming at comparing the nursing workload in a post-operatory heart surgery unit (UPOCC) using NAS, TISS-28 and NEMS, and verifying both the observed and recommended nursing staff-to-patient ratio according to the workload indexes used. Data collection happened in a University Hospital, from October to November, 2004. The sample included 55 patients, resulting in 283 nursing workload measurements. The nursing workload measured by NAS (73.7%) were statistically higher than TISS-28 (66.2%) and NEMS (59.7%). The average of nursing staff-to-patient ratio estimated by NAS (1:1), TISS-28 (0.8:1) and NEMS (0.8:1) were lower than the observed ratio in the unit (1.2:1). We concluded that NAS measured a higher nursing workload and showed a nursing staff-to-patient ratio similar to the results found in the unit studied.Downloads
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2008-12-01
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Ducci, A. J., Zanei, S. S. V., & Whitaker, I. Y. (2008). Nursing workload to verify nurse/patient ratio in a cardiology ICU. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 42(4), 673-680. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342008000400009