Nurses' time distribution: identification and analysis in a Medical-Surgical Unit

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos Bordin Hospital e Maternidade São Camilo Pompéia; Departamento de Terapia Intensiva
  • Fernanda Maria Togeiro Fugulin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Orientação Profissional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342009000400014

Keywords:

Nursing staff^i2^shospi, Time management, Workload, Classification

Abstract

This study was performed to identify and analyze the distribution of nurses' work hours at a medical-surgical hospitalization unit, in view of the impact on making the nursing personnel dimensioning process effective during their work hours. Of the activities that nurses performed, 50% of the nurses' time was invested on indirect care interventions, 22% on direct care interventions, 18% on personal time activities, and 10% on associated activities. These data confirm previous reports that show a need to consider nursing personnel's personal time and associated activities in the official rightsizing methods.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 4 (2009)

Section

Original Article

License

Creative Commons License

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How to Cite

Bordin, L. C., & Fugulin, F. M. T. (2009). Nurses’ time distribution: identification and analysis in a Medical-Surgical Unit. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 43(4), 833-840. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342009000400014