title: [Nursing workload to verify nurse/patient ratio in a cardiology ICU].
abstract: This is a descriptive study, aiming at comparing the nursing workload in a post-operatory heart surgery unit (UPOCC) using NAS, TISS-28 and NEMS, and verifying both the observed and recommended nursing staff-to-patient ratio according to the workload indexes used. Data collection happened in a University Hospital, from October to November, 2004. The sample included 55 patients, resulting in 283 nursing workload measurements. The nursing workload measured by NAS (73.7%) were statistically higher than TISS-28 (66.2%) and NEMS (59.7%). The average of nursing staff-to-patient ratio estimated by NAS (1:1), TISS-28 (0.8:1) and NEMS (0.8:1) were lower than the observed ratio in the unit (1.2:1). We concluded that NAS measured a higher nursing workload and showed a nursing staff-to-patient ratio similar to the results found in the unit studied.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação na Saúde do Adulto (PROESA) da Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP), Santo André, SP, Brasil. aducci@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Adriana Janzantte
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ducci
authors.forename: Suely Sueko Viski
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zanei
authors.forename: Iveth Yamaguchi
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D011184:Postoperative Period; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload; D055815:Young Adult