title: [Nursing staff absenteeism rates as a personnel management indicator].
abstract: Absenteeism in nursing is a difficult problem for health organizations; hence it is an indicator that must be monitored. The objective of this study was to analyze the absenteeism rate of nursing professionals in a public hospital. Absenteeism data were collected monthly, from January to July 2008, and calculated by means of an electronic program. The mean absenteeism index for nurses varied from 5.6% to 9.7% for technicians/nursing aides. Sick leaves were the most prevalent reason for absences. The data revealed the major cause of absenteeism and pointed at the need to change policies for hiring nursing professionals, in addition to reviewing the working processes in order to improve the workers' health conditions.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. tania@hu.usp.br
authors.forename: Tânia Regina
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sancinetti
authors.forename: Alda Valéria Neves
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Antonio Fernandes Costa
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Nanci Cristiano
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Marta Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Melleiro
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria Togeiro
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fugulin
authors.forename: Raquel Rapone
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaidzinski
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055815:Young Adult