COMPLEXITY LEVEL OF PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING

• Main Authors: Halana Batistel Barbosa, Lara Adrianne Garcia Paiano, Anair Lazzari Nicola, Luciana Magnani Fernandes
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2014-04-01
• Series: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Subjects: enfermagem; recursos humanos; classificaçãossificação.
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/9230
• ISSN: 2179-7692; 2179-7692

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976929230 Aim: to identify the number of nurse professionals to meet the care needs of patients against their level of assessment complexity in units of Medical and Surgical Clinic and, Neurology and Orthopedics of a university hospital. Method: Descriptive study with a quantitative approach.Results: identified an average of 5.5 and 11.7 patients in semiintensive care, and 9.9 and 6.1 in patients in intensive care in the Units I and II respectively, indicating hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit that are treated in internment units common, however generally do not have adequate physical infrastructure and equipment to assist these clients. Conclusion: The proportion of quantitative of professionals is inadequate to assist with safety and quality, suggesting the need of reorganization of working process relative to the grouping of patients for assistance complexity.