NURSING STAFF SIZING IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: WORKLOAD VERSUS LEGISLATION

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.64058

Keywords:

Workload, Motion-Time Studies, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Nursing Human Resources.

Abstract

Objective: To compare nursing staff sizing in the relevant legislation according to the workload.
Method: Prospective documentary study conducted in the 2017- 2018 period in six pediatric
intensive care units for children in Paraná. The workload was measured with the use of the
Nursing Activities Score; the sizing was based on legislation and work schedules. Data were
compared, and a bootstrap confidence interval of 95% was used in statistical analysis.
Results: Considering 58 beds, 80 medical records and 412 assessments of care and workload,
the nursing staff was oversized, if compared to the stipulations of the Normative Resolution
No 543/2017 of Brazil’s Federal Council of Nursing (COFEN) in two units, and in four units,
according to Normative Resolution No 26/2012 of the National Health Surveillance Agency
(ANVISA).
Conclusion: The findings indicate the need for changes to obtain a proper staff sizing, including
workload, and changes in legislation. When only the normative resolutions are considered,
oversizing or undersizing may occur.

Author Biographies

Eliane Cristina Sanches Maziero, UFPR

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Fabiana Ferreira Rodrigues Teixeira, UFPR

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba-PR-Brasil.

Laura Misue Matsuda, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis, UFPR

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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Published

2020-04-23

How to Cite

Maziero, E. C. S., Teixeira, F. F. R., Cruz, E. D. de A., Matsuda, L. M., & Sarquis, L. M. M. (2020). NURSING STAFF SIZING IN PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS: WORKLOAD VERSUS LEGISLATION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.64058

Issue

Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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