CARE COMPLEXITY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: SUBSIDIES FOR NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING

Authors

  • Caroline Pias Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre.
  • Nicole de Paula Mascolo Instituto de Cardiologia – Fundação Universitária (IC-FUC)
  • Eneida Rejane Rabelo da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Graciele Fernanda da Costa Linch Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Emiliane Nogueira de Souza Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41083

Keywords:

Intensive Care Units, Nursing care, Dimensioning, Nursing.

Abstract

Study developed aiming to classify patients of a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, and to dimension the nursing staff. Prospective cohort study carried out between January and March 2011. The Care Complexity Grading Scale proposed by Fugulin was used. This scale classifies patients as: minimal, intermediate, high dependency, semi-intensive, and intensive care. All patients hospitalized during the study period were included. In total, 117 patients were evaluated, predominantly male (65%), coming from the emergency department, with a mean age 66±12 years. The patients were mostly classified as high dependency and intensive care. There is no correlation between the current dimensioning of the nursing staff and what is recommended by the Federal Nursing Council.

Author Biographies

Caroline Pias, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre.

Enfermeira. Especialista em Enfermagem em Cardiologia. Enfermeira da Emergência da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil

Nicole de Paula Mascolo, Instituto de Cardiologia – Fundação Universitária (IC-FUC)

Enfermeira. Especialista em Enfermagem em Cardiologia; Enfermeira da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva pediátrica do Instituto de Cardiologia – Fundação Universitária (IC-FUC) de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil

Eneida Rejane Rabelo da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil.

Graciele Fernanda da Costa Linch, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil

Emiliane Nogueira de Souza, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências Cardiovasculares. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Porto Alegre-RS-Brasil.

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Published

2015-09-29

How to Cite

Pias, C., Mascolo, N. de P., da Silva, E. R. R., Linch, G. F. da C., & de Souza, E. N. (2015). CARE COMPLEXITY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: SUBSIDIES FOR NURSING STAFF DIMENSIONING. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41083

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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