[Degree of dependence of patients regarding nursing care at a hospital clinical unit].
The study classifies patients hospitalized in a clinical unit according to a scale based on the patients' individual needs of nursing care, by rating them into minimum, intermediary, semi-intensive and intensive through the evaluation of 13 critical indicators. 968 examinations have been carried out, representing 97.8% of assessed beds in a unit with 45 beds in the period from February 19 to March 19, 2002. 68% of the patients required minimum care, 26.7% intermediate care and 26.7% semi-intensive care. This study provides subsidies for the implementation of new researches and inquiries aiming at quantifying nursing human resources.
Fonseca
Jaqueline Petittembert
JP
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre.
Echer
Isabel Cristina
IC
D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*