Billing of nursing procedures at an intensive care unit

Authors

  • Raquel Silva Bicalho Zunta Hospital São Luiz; Unidade Itaim
  • Valéria Castilho Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000300017

Keywords:

Nursing, Health Care Costs, Hospital Costs

Abstract

This study aimed to: estimate the billing of nursing procedures at an intensive care unit and calculate how much of total ICU revenues are generated by nursing. An exploratory-descriptive, documentary research with a quantitative approach was carried out. The study was performed at a general ICU of a private hospital in the city of Sao Paulo. The sample consisted of 159 patients. It was concluded that the nursing procedures were responsible for 15.1% of total ICU revenues, which breaks down to an average 11.3% of revenues coming from nursing prescriptions and 3.8% from medical prescriptions. Demonstrating how much nursing contributes to hospital revenues is essential information for nursing managers, as it is an important argument to obtain resources and guarantee safe care.

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Published

2011-06-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Zunta, R. S. B., & Castilho, V. (2011). Billing of nursing procedures at an intensive care unit . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(3), 573-580. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000300017