title: [Tasks performed by nurses at inpatient units in a training hospital].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze tasks performed by nurses at inpatient units in a large general hospital in Brasilia, Federal District, which also functions as a training hospital. A quantitative, exploratory, descriptive study was carried out and involved a total of 612 hours of direct observation of the activities performed by 18 nurses at the General Medicine, Surgical, Pediatric and Maternity units. The tasks observed were classified as: administration, nursing care delivery, education and related to information system. Nurses dedicate a large part of their time to administrative tasks, followed by tasks related to nursing care delivery and information system, performing almost no educative tasks.
authors.affiliation: UTI Cardio Pediátrica, InCor Brasília. rita_costa@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Rita de Almeida
authors.initials: Rde A
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Helena Eri
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis