DIMENSIONING OF NURSING STAFF: PARAMETERS, FACILITIES AND CHALLENGES

Authors

  • Luciana de Freitas Campos
  • Marcia Regina Antonietto da Costa Melo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i2.15609

Keywords:

Dimensionamento de pessoal, Enfermagem, Organização e administração, Personnel downsizing, Nursing, Organization and administration, Dimensionamiento de personal, Enfermería, Organización y administración

Abstract

This study aimed to get to know which parameters have been used to dimension nursing staff, as well as to
identify which facilities and challenges nurses have faced in this context. We carried out an exploratory-descriptive
qualitative study. Content analysis was applied. The following dimensioning parameters were evidenced: mean of
permanence, unit characteristic, bed occupation rate, nursing care model, type of clients, type of health insurance, nursing
team and unit team composition, work hours, absenteeism and Patient Classification System. The importance of the
relationship with the institutional board and greater involvement of other nurses stood out as dimensioning facilities.
Challenges included human resource policy itself, nurses’ low decision power about staff hiring and difficulties related to
the calculation itself and staff overturn.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

Campos, L. de F., & Melo, M. R. A. da C. (2009). DIMENSIONING OF NURSING STAFF: PARAMETERS, FACILITIES AND CHALLENGES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i2.15609

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2009)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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