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The qualitative dimension of Nursing workload: a measurement proposal

OBJECTIVE: construct and test a proposal to measure the qualitative dimension of nursing workload; identify the workload cut-off point and its indicator as predictors of the good and optimal nursing care product score. METHOD: this is a descriptive study conducted in four inpatient units and four in...

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Autores principales: Cucolo, Danielle Fabiana, Perroca, Marcia Galan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6896804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31826169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3274.3238
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description OBJECTIVE: construct and test a proposal to measure the qualitative dimension of nursing workload; identify the workload cut-off point and its indicator as predictors of the good and optimal nursing care product score. METHOD: this is a descriptive study conducted in four inpatient units and four intensive care units of a Brazilian teaching hospital, considering 308 evaluations performed by 19 nurses. Four measurement instruments were used: three to assess the care demand in relation to nursing and the other to classify the care product delivered at the end of the shift. The workload was calculated and its indicator was constructed. RESULTS: a weak and inverse correlation was found between the care product score, workload and the workload indicator and the workload indicator in the units and moderate and inverse between Nursing care planning and Care needs assistance with the number of hospitalized patients. CONCLUSION: it is possible to associate workload and its indicator with the care product. Nursing workload ≤ 173 hours (24 hours) and indicator ≤ 12.3 hours / professional were associated with a higher probability of obtaining a “good” and “optimal” score in the care product in the inpatient units.
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spelling pubmed-68968042019-12-13 The qualitative dimension of Nursing workload: a measurement proposal Cucolo, Danielle Fabiana Perroca, Marcia Galan Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Original Article OBJECTIVE: construct and test a proposal to measure the qualitative dimension of nursing workload; identify the workload cut-off point and its indicator as predictors of the good and optimal nursing care product score. METHOD: this is a descriptive study conducted in four inpatient units and four intensive care units of a Brazilian teaching hospital, considering 308 evaluations performed by 19 nurses. Four measurement instruments were used: three to assess the care demand in relation to nursing and the other to classify the care product delivered at the end of the shift. The workload was calculated and its indicator was constructed. RESULTS: a weak and inverse correlation was found between the care product score, workload and the workload indicator and the workload indicator in the units and moderate and inverse between Nursing care planning and Care needs assistance with the number of hospitalized patients. CONCLUSION: it is possible to associate workload and its indicator with the care product. Nursing workload ≤ 173 hours (24 hours) and indicator ≤ 12.3 hours / professional were associated with a higher probability of obtaining a “good” and “optimal” score in the care product in the inpatient units. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2019-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6896804/ /pubmed/31826169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3274.3238 Text en Copyright © 2019 Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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