PATIENT CLASSIFICATION AND NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING IN A PEDIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT

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https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.89190

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Staffing Adjustment, Pediatric Nursing, Workload, Inpatient Care Units, Staff, Hospital.

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Objective: to describe the implementation of the Patient Classification System and the dimensioning of the nursing staff in a pediatric inpatient unit.

Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective study, carried out at a university hospital in the Midwest of Brazil. After the implementation of the Pediatric Patient Classification System, we compiled data from the classifications of the level of care complexity (N=4,639) among patients (n=608) admitted from January to December 2019. Descriptive statistical analysis was employed, including proprietary methodology for staff sizing.

Results: there was a prevalence of intermediate care patients. According to the staff dimensioning, there was a surplus (+10) of mid-level workers, and the projected number of nurses (six) was compatible with the available number.

Conclusion: the strategic implementation/employment of the Patient Classification System was indispensable for the pediatric nursing staffing forecast, considering that the staffing surplus found should be appreciated with caution.

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02-02-2023

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Moraes, R. M. R., Lara, A. C. de, Remedio, E. C., Gaiva, M. A. M., Gentilini, M. M., Oliveira, J. L. C. de, & Magalhães, A. M. M. de. (2023). PATIENT CLASSIFICATION AND NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING IN A PEDIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.89190

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