title: [Nurse activities in a Surgery Unit of a University Hospital].
abstract: The present study analyzes the process of the nurse work, classifying and quantifying the types of activities accomplished by this professional in a Inward Surgical Unit of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). From this study on we point out alternatives to improve life quality in work and the quality of the patient care.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Juchem
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000639:trends*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011788:Quality of Life; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D013997:Time Factors