Title |
Time standards of nursing in Primary Health Care: an observational study *
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Published in |
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/s0080-623420160000100016 |
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Authors |
Daiana Bonfim, Fernanda Maria Togeiro Fugulin, Ana Maria Laus, Marina Peduzzi, Raquel Rapone Gaidzinski |
Abstract |
OBJECTIVE To determine time standards for interventions and activities conducted by nursing professionals in Family Health Units (FHU) in Brazil to substantiate the calculation of work force. METHOD This was an observational study carried out in 27 FHU, in 12 municipalities in 10 states, in 2013. In each unit, nursing professionals were observed every 10 minutes, for eight work hours, on five consecutive days via the work sampling technique. RESULTS A total of 32,613 observations were made, involving 47 nurses and 93 nursing technicians/assistants. Appointments were the main intervention carried out by nurses, with a mean time of 25.3 minutes, followed by record-keeping, which corresponded to 9.7%. On average, nursing technicians/assistants spent 6.3% of their time keeping records and 30.6 intervention minutes on immunization/vaccination control. CONCLUSION The study resulted in standard times of interventions carried out by the FHU nursing team, which can underpin the determination of nursing staff size and human resource policies. Furthermore, the study showed the panorama of interventions currently employed, allowing for the work process to be reviewed and optimized. |
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Student > Bachelor | 4 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 12% |
Lecturer | 3 | 9% |
Researcher | 3 | 9% |
Professor | 3 | 9% |
Other | 6 | 18% |
Unknown | 10 | 30% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 21% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 9% |
Psychology | 1 | 3% |
Decision Sciences | 1 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 15% |
Unknown | 11 | 33% |