Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions
ABSTRACT Objective: Observe the workflow of nurses in hospitalization units identifying indirect care activities/interventions; measure the frequency and average time spent in performing them; and to verify the associations between average time of the activities interventions grouped into categorie...
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| author | Mariana Santos de Campos Bruna Andrade de Oliveira Marcia Galan Perroca |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: Observe the workflow of nurses in hospitalization units identifying indirect care activities/interventions; measure the frequency and average time spent in performing them; and to verify the associations between average time of the activities interventions grouped into categories and per hospitalization unit. Method: Observational exploratory study using the timed technique. It was conducted in medical, surgical and specialized clinic units of a teaching hospital in the northwest of São Paulo Brazil, with 16 attending nurses as participants. Results: 90 hours of observation were performed, of which 58% (52 hours and 10 minutes) were related to indirect care activities of the patients. The most frequent activities/interventions were: "Communication" - 1,852 (44.1%), mean 34.6 (SD = 54); "Walking" - 1,023 (24.3%), mean 22 (SD = 49.2); and "Documentation" - 663 (15.8%), mean 82.7 (SD = 144.4). Conclusion: These findings favor a redesign of the work process and foster the need to update and refine the current workload measurement instruments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7aa497917de4febbb36c9aa2a4978012022-12-22T00:02:15ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-044671229730510.1590/0034-7167-2016-0561S0034-71672018000200297Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventionsMariana Santos de CamposBruna Andrade de OliveiraMarcia Galan PerrocaABSTRACT Objective: Observe the workflow of nurses in hospitalization units identifying indirect care activities/interventions; measure the frequency and average time spent in performing them; and to verify the associations between average time of the activities interventions grouped into categories and per hospitalization unit. Method: Observational exploratory study using the timed technique. It was conducted in medical, surgical and specialized clinic units of a teaching hospital in the northwest of São Paulo Brazil, with 16 attending nurses as participants. Results: 90 hours of observation were performed, of which 58% (52 hours and 10 minutes) were related to indirect care activities of the patients. The most frequent activities/interventions were: "Communication" - 1,852 (44.1%), mean 34.6 (SD = 54); "Walking" - 1,023 (24.3%), mean 22 (SD = 49.2); and "Documentation" - 663 (15.8%), mean 82.7 (SD = 144.4). Conclusion: These findings favor a redesign of the work process and foster the need to update and refine the current workload measurement instruments.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000200297&lng=en&tlng=enCarga de TrabalhoCuidados de EnfermagemEnfermagemGerenciamento do TempoRecursos Humanos de Enfermagem no Hospital |
| spellingShingle | Mariana Santos de Campos Bruna Andrade de Oliveira Marcia Galan Perroca Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Carga de Trabalho Cuidados de Enfermagem Enfermagem Gerenciamento do Tempo Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem no Hospital |
| title | Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions |
| title_full | Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions |
| title_fullStr | Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions |
| title_short | Workload of nurses: observational study of indirect care activities/interventions |
| title_sort | workload of nurses observational study of indirect care activities interventions |
| topic | Carga de Trabalho Cuidados de Enfermagem Enfermagem Gerenciamento do Tempo Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem no Hospital |
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