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PATIENT CLASSIFICATION AND NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING IN A PEDIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT

Rúbia Marcela Rodrigues Moraes, Ana Caroline de Lara, Eduardo Cardoso Remedio, Maria Aparecida Munhoz Gaiva, Mozara Mota Gentilini, João Lucas Campos de Oliveira, Ana Maria Muller de Magalhães

Resumo


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.


Palavras-chave


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

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