title: [Nursing workload and occurrence of incidents and adverse events in ICU patients].
abstract: This prospective cohort study aimed to identify the influence of nursing work overload on the occurrence of incidents without injury and adverse events in 399 patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU). For data collection, a structured questionnaire was administered and an analysis of medical records was performed. In these admissions, approximately 78% of incidents without injury and adverse events in patients were related to the sphere of Nursing. These occurrences were attributed to overwork, increased the number of days of hospitalization and the risk of death of patients. It is essential that nursing managers work on the staff hospital management avoiding work overload to contribute for patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcia Cristina Zago
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Novaretti
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Edzangela de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: Ede V
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ligia Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Quitério
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renata Mahfuz
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Daud-Gallotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009729:Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult