THE SEVERITY OF PATIENTS’ CONDITIONS AND THE NURSING WORKLOAD IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Authors

  • Odisséia Fátima Perão Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Maria Bettina Camargo Bub Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  • Anita Hernández Rodríguez Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Giseli Cristina Zandonadi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.33750

Keywords:

Intensive care, Severity of the patient’s condition, Workload.

Abstract

This quantitative and prospective study, undertaken in July – November 2012 with a total of 183 hospitalizations, aimed to measure the severity of the condition of patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit, and to quantify the nursing workload through the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System. For statistical analysis, the absolute and relative frequencies were calculated and organized in tables and graphs. The severity of the patients’ illnesses by class: 47.54% were class II: 20 to 34 points on the TISS-28. The categories of therapeutic interventions with 100% were: Basic activities and ventilatory support. The mean of the TISS-28 measurements resulted in 24.1 points, requiring a workload of 12.8 hours. The mean of the daily TISS-28 score was 232 points, requiring 123 hours of nursing care, while the nursing team in the period produced 120 hours of work per day. The study identified the most frequent categories and interventions, thus supporting care planning.

Author Biographies

Odisséia Fátima Perão, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Mestranda do programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC. Florianópolis/ SC 

 

Maria Bettina Camargo Bub, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Doutora. Professora Adjunta do Programa de Pós-graduação e Departamento de Enfermagem da UFSC. Florianópolis/ SC

Anita Hernández Rodríguez, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Mestranda do programa de Pós- graduação em enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – UFSC. Florianópolis/SC

Giseli Cristina Zandonadi, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Enfermeira. Especializanda dos Cursos de Pós-Graduação em Estratégia Saúde da Família pela Universidade Aberta do SUS e Enfermagem do Trabalho pelo Instituto Fisiomar. Especialista em Enfermagem Oncológica em Sistema de Rede pela REPENSUL/UFSC. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa GEASS. Itajaí/SC

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Published

2014-06-29

How to Cite

Perão, O. F., Bub, M. B. C., Rodríguez, A. H., & Zandonadi, G. C. (2014). THE SEVERITY OF PATIENTS’ CONDITIONS AND THE NURSING WORKLOAD IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i2.33750

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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