Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal
Objective: to compare the workload at a neonatal unit, according to Nursing Activities Score, and the dimensioning of nursing staff. Methods: cross-sectional study at a teaching unit with 30 beds. Data collection took place from October 6 to December 6, 2017, and data were analyzed according to desc...
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| author | Aline Patrícia Vicente Franco Beatriz Pera de Almeida Hamasaki Luciana Renata de Puiz Gisele Hespanhol Dorigan Ariane Polidoro Dini Elenice Valentim Carmona |
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| description | Objective: to compare the workload at a neonatal unit, according to Nursing Activities Score, and the dimensioning of nursing staff. Methods: cross-sectional study at a teaching unit with 30 beds. Data collection took place from October 6 to December 6, 2017, and data were analyzed according to descriptive statistics. Results: the sample of 115 neonates, totaling 1944 measurements. The average workload score was 73%. The unit has 107 nursing professionals, while should has 137. The proportion of registered nurses was lower than recommended (34%), whereas the proportion of nursing technicians was higher than recommended (66%). Conclusion: there was an imbalance between workload and number of professionals in nursing staff. Tools as Nursing Activities Score should be applied for supporting the staff dimensioning, since workload can impact the health outcomes and patient safety. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26e738e533b8453eaeb74e322de20e6e2025-08-20T03:10:39ZengUniversidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRevista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online1809-61072175-53612021-09-011310.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.10364Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus idealAline Patrícia Vicente Franco0Beatriz Pera de Almeida Hamasaki1Luciana Renata de Puiz2Gisele Hespanhol Dorigan3Ariane Polidoro Dini4Elenice Valentim Carmona5Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti.Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti.Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo PinoFaculdade de Enfermagem. Araras, SPUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Faculdade de Enfermagem (FEnf).Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Faculdade de Enfermagem (FEnf).Objective: to compare the workload at a neonatal unit, according to Nursing Activities Score, and the dimensioning of nursing staff. Methods: cross-sectional study at a teaching unit with 30 beds. Data collection took place from October 6 to December 6, 2017, and data were analyzed according to descriptive statistics. Results: the sample of 115 neonates, totaling 1944 measurements. The average workload score was 73%. The unit has 107 nursing professionals, while should has 137. The proportion of registered nurses was lower than recommended (34%), whereas the proportion of nursing technicians was higher than recommended (66%). Conclusion: there was an imbalance between workload and number of professionals in nursing staff. Tools as Nursing Activities Score should be applied for supporting the staff dimensioning, since workload can impact the health outcomes and patient safety.http://www.seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/10364recém-nascidoenfermagem neonatalcarga de trabalhorecursos humanos de enfermagemunidades de terapia intensiva neonatal. |
| spellingShingle | Aline Patrícia Vicente Franco Beatriz Pera de Almeida Hamasaki Luciana Renata de Puiz Gisele Hespanhol Dorigan Ariane Polidoro Dini Elenice Valentim Carmona Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online recém-nascido enfermagem neonatal carga de trabalho recursos humanos de enfermagem unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal. |
| title | Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal |
| title_full | Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal |
| title_fullStr | Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal |
| title_short | Dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit: real versus ideal / Dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal: real versus ideal |
| title_sort | dimensioning of nursing team at neonatal intensive care unit real versus ideal dimensionamento de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal real versus ideal |
| topic | recém-nascido enfermagem neonatal carga de trabalho recursos humanos de enfermagem unidades de terapia intensiva neonatal. |
| url | http://www.seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/10364 |
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