Nursing Activities Score and demand of nursing work in intensive care

被引：19

作者：

Lima Leite, Illoma Rossany ^{[1
]}

Freitas da Silva, Grazielle Roberta ^{[1
]}

Padilha, Katia Grillo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fed Univ Piaui UFPI, Teresina, PI, Brazil

来源：

ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM | 2012年 / 25卷 / 06期

关键词：

Workload; Work hours; Intensive Care Units;

D O I：

10.1590/S0103-21002012000600003

中图分类号：

R47 [护理学];

学科分类号：

1011 ;

摘要：

Objective: To measure and characterize the workload of nurses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) by applying the Nursing Activities Score (NAS). Methods: A descriptive, quantitative, retrospective study, conducted in one ICU of a Philanthropic Hospital in Teresina - PI (Brazil), from September to October 2010, with a sample of 66 patients. There were 285 measurements of the NAS performed. Results: With regards to nursing workload, there was a mean total score of 68.1% for the NAS (51.5% and 108.3%), corresponding to the percentage of time spent by nursing professionals in direct assistance to the patient within 24 hours. A statistical correlation was found between NAS and clinical outcome (p = 0.001). Among NAS and length of hospitalization (p = 0.073), and NAS and age (p = 0.952), there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: The results showed that patients had high care needs, reflected by the high mean of the NAS.

引用

页码：837 / 843

页数：7

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