Costs of most frequent nursing activities in highly dependent hospitalized patients

Authors

  • Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Valéria Castilho Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Fernanda Maria Togeiro Fugulin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Belisa Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Natália Siqueira Ramin Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Talita de Oliveira Melo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000500009

Keywords:

Nursing, Direct Service Costs, Costs and Cost Analysis, Cost Control

Abstract

This quantitative study aimed to identify the costs of the most frequent nursing activities in highly dependent hospitalized patients at a medical clinic. The non-probabilistic convenience sample corresponded to 607 observations regarding oral feeding activities (OF), blood pressure verification (BP) / heart rate (HR), body temperature checking (BTC), performance of intimate hygiene and management of feeding probe. The costs identified corresponded to R$2.40 (SD±2.64) for OF feeding; R$1.26 (SD±0.48) to verify the BP/HR; R$1.17 (SD±0.46) for BTC; R$15.59 (SD±8.62) to perform intimate hygiene and R$5.95 (SD±2.13) for management of feeding probe. This study will facilitate cost management, with a view to avoiding waste related to unnecessary resource consumption and establish a correlation between costs and care delivery results.

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Published

2012-10-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 5 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Costs of most frequent nursing activities in highly dependent hospitalized patients. (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(5), 880-887. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000500009